(Encyclopedia) betelbetelbēˈtəl [key], masticatory made from slices of betel palm seeds (called betel nuts) smeared onto a betel pepper leaf together with other aromatic flavorings and lime paste and…
Check out these food record breakers.Most Noodle Strings: Simon Sang Koon Sung of Singapore really knows how to use his noodle. He made 8,192 strings of noodles from a single lump of dough in 59.29…
(Encyclopedia) Cuyp or KuypCuypboth: koip [key], family of Dutch painters of Dordrecht. Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp, 1594–c.1651, pupil of Abraham Bloemaert, was a portrait and landscape painter. His…
The world's notable passenger, fighter, bomber, experimental, and spy planes by David Noland Passenger Planes Boeing 707 The world's first successful commercial jetlinerBoeing 747 They'…
(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…
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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…
