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Olympics Fun Facts

The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In…

Indian Ocean

(Encyclopedia) Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the…

SARS

(Encyclopedia) SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome, communicable viral disease that can progress to a potentially fatal pneumonia. The first symptoms of SARS are usually a high fever, headache…

earth, in geology and astronomy

(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Cross section of the earth, showing its shells B. Detailed cross section of the crust and upper mantle: The lithosphere consists of the hard rock in the crust and upper…

Cretaceous period

(Encyclopedia) Cretaceous periodCretaceous periodkrĭtāˈshəs [key], third and last period of the Mesozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), lasting from…

World & History Quizzes

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DK People & Places: Southeast Asia

HOW DOES DEFORESTATION AFFECT THE REGION? HOW IS RICE FARMING CHANGING IN THE REGION? WHICH COUNTRY IS MADE UP OF 13,677 ISLANDS? WHAT IS THE MAIN RELIGION ON THE MAINLAND? WHERE IS THE RING OF…

Weather: Mass Appeal

Mass AppealWeatherOn Another FrontMass AppealPutting Up a FrontFrontal AttackStorms on the FrontTelling What's Next Although the weather is very changeable and always seems to show great variations…