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Geography & Travel
Appalachian Mountains
They combine a heritage of natural beauty and a distinctive regional...
Austria
Together with Switzerland, it forms what has been characterized as the neutral...
Cairo
It juxtaposes ancient and new, East and West. The Pyramids of Giza, near...
Guernica
On April 27, 1937, the city was heavily bombed, an incident that inspired...
Tiananmen Square
Originally designed and built in 1651, it is one of the largest public squares...
Laos
The geologically diverse landscape of Laos, with its forested mountains,...
Moscow
If St. Petersburg is Russia's "window on Europe," Moscow is Russia's heart.
Science & Technology
acidosis
Abnormally high level of acidity, or low level of alkalinity, in the body fluids,...
asthma
Asthma affects more than 7 percent of children and about 9 percent of adults.
AZT
In 1987 AZT became the first drug to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...
bird
Since earliest times birds have been not only a material but also a cultural...
cesium
This silvery metal with a golden cast is the most reactive and one of the softest...
emphysema
Approximately 15 percent of regular cigarette smokers develop...
frog
Although many frogs have poisonous skin glands, these toxins do not...
fungus
There are about 80,000 known species of Fungi, which includes the yeasts,...
History & Society
anthropomorphism
Derived from the Greek anthropos ("human") and morphe ("form"), the...
anti-Semitism
The term anti-Semitism was coined in 1879 by the German agitator Wilhelm...
ANZAC
A unique mentality based on concepts of manhood, mateship, and meritocracy...
Hillary Clinton
She began the presidential primary season as the front-runner for the...
Dalai Lama XIV
Despite his fame, he dispensed with much of the pomp surrounding his...
Lee Myung-bak
Upon completion of his term as mayor of Seoul, he successfully...
Zhou Enlai
Renowned for his charm and subtlety, he was described as affable...
Arts & Entertainment
baseball
"It's our game," exclaimed the poet Walt Whitman more than a century ago...
Georges Braque
French painter, one of the important revolutionaries of 20th-century art...
camping
Camping was at one time only a rough, back-to-nature pastime for hardy...
Mariah Carey
Her debut album, Mariah Carey (1990), showcased her incredible vocal...
Tony Hawk
His technical innovations and tireless promotional work helped skate...
T.H. Huxley
His vigorous public support of Charles Darwin's evolutionary naturalism...
Mickey Mouse
Mickey's first words—"Hot dogs!"—were uttered in the film The Karnival Kid...