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Brewer's: Totemism

Totem is the representation of a symbol by an animal, and totemism is the system or science of such symbolism. Thus, in Egyptian mythology, what is represented as a pig or hippopotamus by…

Brewer's: Scullabogue Massacre

In the Irish rebellion of 1798 Scullabogue House, Wexford, was seized by the rebels and used for a prison. Some thirty or forty prisoners confined in it were brought out and shot in cold…

Brewer's: Potter

To go poking about, meddling and making, in a listless, purposeless manner. Pudder, podder, pother, bother, and puddle are varieties of the same word. To pudder is to stir with a puddering…

Brewer's: Guarinos

(Admiral). One of Charlemagne's paladins, taken captive at the battle of Roncesvalles. He fell to the lot of Marlotes, a Moslem, who offered him his daughter in marriage if he would become…

The Sun

All the stars, including our Sun, are gigantic balls of superheated gas, kept hot by atomic reactions in their centers. In our Sun, this atomic reaction is hydrogen fusion: four hydrogen…

1996 Auto Racing Winston Cup Point Standings

Official Top 10 NASCAR Winston Cup point leaders and Top 15 money leaders for 1996 and unofficial Top 10 point leaders and Top 15 money leaders for 1997 (through Oct. 12). Points awarded for all…

1996 and 1997 Race Car Formula One Point Standings

Official Top 10 Formula One World Championship point leaders for 1996 and unofficial Top 10 point leaders for 1997 (through Oct. 11). Points awarded for places 1 through 6 only (i.e., 10-6-4-3-2-1…

1998 Winston Cup Point Standings

Official Top 10 NASCAR Winston Cup point leaders and Top 15 money leaders for 1997 and unofficial Top 10 point leaders and Top 15 money leaders for 1998 (through Oct. 11). Points awarded for all…

Formula One Point Standings

Official Top 10 Formula One World Championship point leaders for 1997 and unofficial Top 10 point leaders for 1998.. Points awarded for places 1 through 6 only (i.e., 10-6-4-3-2-1). Listed…