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A “spectre hound” that for many years haunted the ancient castle of Peel town, in the Isle of Man. This black spaniel used to enter the guard-room as soon as candles were lighted, and…Brewer's: Music
Men of genius averse to music. The following men of genius were actually averse to music: Edmund Burke; Byron had no ear for music, and neither vocal nor instrumental music afforded him…Brewer's: Foods and Wines
Gastronomic curiosities. Foods. Sterlets from the Volga. Eels from the Tiber. Grouse from Scotland. Bustards from Sweden. Bears' feet from the Black Forest. Bison humps from America.…Same-Sex Marriage Legislation in the U.S.
Same-sex marriage legislation in the U.S. by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Vermont Rep. Bill Lippert, the only openly gay lawmaker in the House, speaks about the same sex union bill on…Cook Metric!
Just Say "Yum" to Metric Measures by Holly Hartman Conversion Help CookingTemperature* Length/Distance** Don't look now—but your kitchen is full of math. When you make a recipe, you…Brewer's: Irspilles Felles
Skins having bristly hair like that of goats. (Hircipilus— i.e. “goat's hair.” (Festus.) A fell is Anglo-Saxon for “skin,” like the Latin pell-is, English peel. Thus we say still a “wool-…John of Gaunt
(Encyclopedia) John of Gaunt [Mid. Eng. Gaunt=Ghent, his birthplace], 1340–99, duke of Lancaster; fourth son of Edward III of England. He married (1359) Blanche, heiress of Lancaster, and through her…John VIII, pope
(Encyclopedia) John VIII, d. 882, pope (872–82), a Roman; successor of Adrian II. John strenuously opposed the activities of St. Ignatius of Constantinople in Bulgaria. When Ignatius died, John…Browere, John Henri Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Browere, John Henri IsaacBrowere, John Henri Isaacbrouˈər [key], 1792–1834, American sculptor, b. New York City, studied painting in New York under Archibald Robertson and sculpture in…Brown, John Carter
(Encyclopedia) Brown, John Carter, 1797–1874, American book collector and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I.; son of Nicholas Brown. In about 1840 he began collecting books printed before 1800…Trending
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