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800 meters

800 metersYear Time 1928 Lina Radke, GER 2:16.8 WR1932-56 Not held 1960 Lyudmila Shevtsova, USSR 2:04.3 WR1964 Ann Packer, GBR 2:01.1 OR1968 Madeline Manning, USA 2:00.9 OR1972 Hildegard…

Brewer's: Guinea

Sir Robert Holmes, in 1666, captured in Schelling Bay 160 Dutch sail, containing bullion and gold-dust from Cape Coast Castle in Guinea. This rich prize was coined into gold pieces,…

Brewer's: Feathers

(The). A public-house sign in compliment to Henry VI., whose cognizance it was. Fine feathers make fine birds. (Latin, “Vestis virum facit, ” dress makes the man). The French proverb is “…

101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived

Some fictional characters have had more impact on the world than real people. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter set about ranking the “characters of myth, legends, television, and movies […

Women in the 111th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…

Women in the 115th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 115th Congress, which began in 2015. There are 89 women in the House of Representatives and 22 women in the Senate. State…

Chemistry: Molar Mass

Molar MassChemistryThe MoleWhat's a Mole?Molar MassConverting Between Moles, Molecules, and GramsPercent Composition When speaking about doing chemical reactions, it isn't very handy to say that…

Chemistry: Pure Substances

Pure SubstancesChemistryElements, Compounds, and MixturesPure SubstancesShake It Up: MixturesColloids: Somewhere in BetweenSeparating Mixtures If you're a salesperson, you know the word "pure" is…

Chemistry: Resonance Structures

Resonance StructuresChemistryBonding and Structure in Covalent CompoundsCovalent Compounds Get MysteriousThe Mystery and Wonder of Hybrid OrbitalsDrawing Lewis StructuresResonance StructuresValence…