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reindeer

(Encyclopedia) reindeer, ruminant mammal, genus Rangifer, of the deer family, found in arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America. It is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers…

Roger Corman

director, producer, screenwriter, actorBorn: 1926Birthplace: Detroit It's hard to know how Hollywood could have survived without Corman. Hailed as “The king of the B movies,” his legacy is not so…

Anthony Quinn

(Antonio Quiñones)actorBorn: 4/21/1915Birthplace: Chihuahua, Mexico This Irish-Mexican actor first appeared on film in 1936. After a long succession of bit parts, he won two Oscars (Viva Zapata!…

Sundance Kid

(Harry Longabaugh)outlawBorn: 1870Birthplace: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Famous outlaw and friend of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid joined with the “Wild Bunch”, a group of bank and train robbers…

Lou Reed

(Lewis Allen Reed)musician, guitarist, singer, song writerBorn: 3/ 2/1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Known for his toneless voice and street-smart lyrics, Lou Reed never aspired to conformity.…

Genetically Modified Foods

For thousands of years, farmers have improved their crops by crossbreeding plants that have good traits. They take pollen from one plant and add it to the flowers of another plant to produce a…

fur

(Encyclopedia) fur, hairy covering of an animal, especially the skins of animals that have thick, soft, close-growing hair next to the skin itself and coarser protective hair above it. The underhair…

Algren, Nelson

(Encyclopedia) Algren, NelsonAlgren, Nelsonôlˈgrən [key], 1909–81, American novelist, b. Detroit. He grew up in Chicago, and much of his fiction is set in the city's slums. His novels, such as Never…

dodo, extinct bird

(Encyclopedia) dodo, a flightless forest-dwelling bird of Mauritius, extinct since the late 17th cent. The dodo was closely related to the Rodrigues solitaire, extinct flightless giant found on…

Deadwood

(Encyclopedia) Deadwood, city (2020 pop. 1,271), seat of Lawrence co., W S.Dak.; settled 1876 after discovery of gold. A Black Hills tourist center, it…