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Darwin's finches
(Encyclopedia) Darwin's finches or Galapagos finchesDarwin's finchesgəläˈpəgōsˌ [key], species of small perching birds, constituting the subfamily Geospizinae of the tanager family. Not related to…Posthumous Oscars
The Question: Chadwick Boseman is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar after his death. Has anyone else won an Oscar after they died? The Answer: Dozens of people have won Oscars after their deaths,…Howland Island
Island of the Earhart mystery Desolate Howland was celebrated aviator Amelia Earhart's final destination. Where Is It? A sandy speck in the middle of the North Pacific,…Genetic Variation and Natural Selection: Natural Selection
Natural SelectionGenetic Variation and Natural SelectionIntroductionNatural SelectionPost-Mendelian Inheritance Factors As discussed in Specialized Cell Structure and Function, sexual reproduction…2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Find out who was awarded with top honors in film in 2010 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Best Picture The Social…2010 Golden Globe Awards
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards were presented January 16, 2011. Here are the movie award winners. Best Motion Picture—Drama: The Social Network Best Actor in a Drama: Colin Firth, The…Brewer's: Dismal
Daniel Finch, second earl of Nottingham. “No sooner was Dismal among the Whigs ... but Lady Char[lot]te is taken knitting in St.James's Chapel [i.e. Lady Charlotte Finch, his daughter…Brewer's: Finance
(French). Revenue derived from fines or subsidies. In feudal times finance was money paid to a lord for a privilege. In the plural we use the word to signify available money resources.…Brewer's: Find
You know what you leave behind, but not what you will find. And this it is that “makes us rather bear the ills we have, than fly to others that we know not of.” Source: Dictionary of…Vico, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia) Vico, Giovanni BattistaVico, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēˈstä vēˈkō [key], 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and historian, also known as Giambattista Vico, b. Naples. In 1699, Vico…Trending
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