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The World's Favorite Pets

Household pets are common in America, Europe, and Asia. Australian Aborigines capture dingo (wild dog) puppies and…

Hank Thompson Biography

singerDied: Nov. 6, 2007 (Keller, Texas) Best Known as: country singer Country singer who produced seven decades of songs fusing jazz, Western swing, and…

Most Dangerous Animals

The Question: I may have heard this wrong, but I thought a guide at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego gave us the names of the three most dangerous animals-…

Why Worms Appear When it Rains

The Question: What is the scientific reason worms come up onto the pavement or cement when it rains? The Answer: The misconception is that…

Government Agencies

The Federal Trade Commission is one of many government organizations that enact policies and regulations.  Government agencies form the bulk and the backbone of the federal government.…

Menacing Monster Guide

Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson The Abominable Snowman The Abominable Snowman, or Metch-Kangmi in Tibetan, is a huge, hairy creature that walks upright and…

Love Poem Quotations

Celebrating the spirit of love Compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Read some of the most popular love poems of all time by a poets ranging from Shakespeare to Nikki Giovanni. Shall I compare…

Ojibwa

(Encyclopedia) OjibwaOjibwaōjĭbˈwāˌ, –wə [key] or ChippewaChippewachĭpˈəwäˌ, –wə [key], group of Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan…

sheep

(Encyclopedia) sheep, common name for many species of wild and domesticated ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis of the Bovidae, or cattle, family. The male is called a ram (if castrated it is a wether…

Dodge City

(Encyclopedia) Dodge City, city (2020 pop. 27,788), seat of Ford co., SW Kans., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1875. The distribution center for a wheat…