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2006 Grammy Awards

The 49th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 11, 2007. Album of the Year: Taking the Long…

What Is Falafel?

The Question: What is a falafel? The Answer: According to our dictionary, a falafel is a "small croquette made with fava-bean flour or…

The Black Sox:

Eight Chicago White Sox players who were banned from baseball for life in 1921 for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series— RHP Eddie Cicotte (1884-1969), OF Happy Felsch (1891-1964), 1B Chick…

imprinting

(Encyclopedia) imprinting, acquisition of behavior in many animal species, in which, at a critical period early in life, the animals form strong and lasting attachments. Imprinting is important for…

Peep and His Pals

Distributor: WGBH Boston Video Joan Cusack narrates the animated adventures of Peep, a newly hatched chick, and his friends Quack and…

Lion, The

(Encyclopedia) Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation.

Law, the

(Encyclopedia) Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.

Lizard, The

(Encyclopedia) Lizard, The, peninsula, Cornwall, SW England. Its southern extremity (the southernmost point of Great Britain) is called Lizard Point or Lizard Head. The coast has colored serpentine…

Lusiads, The

(Encyclopedia) Lusiads, The: see Camões, Luís de.

Arctic, the

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Arctic, the northernmost area of the earth, centered on the North Pole. The arctic regions are not coextensive with the area enclosed by the Arctic Circle (lat. 66°30′N) but are…