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(Encyclopedia) iodineiodineīˈədīn, –dĭn [key] [Gr.,=violet], nonmetallic chemical element; symbol I; at. no. 53; at. wt. 126.90447; m.p. 113.5℃; b.p. 184.35℃; sp. gr. 4.93 at 20℃; valence −1, +1, +3…Aden
(Encyclopedia) Aden Aden äˈdən, āˈdən [key], city, SW Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden near the southern entrance to the Red Sea. It is the chief port of Yemen. Aden consists of…aviation
(Encyclopedia) aviation, operation of heavier-than-air aircraft and related activities. Aviation can be conveniently divided into military aviation, air transport, and general aviation. Military…North Carolina
North Carolina State Information Capital: Raleigh Official Name: North Carolina Organized as a territory/republic: March 24, 1663 Entered Union (rank): November 21, 1789 Present constitution…Utopia
(Encyclopedia) UtopiaUtopiay&oomacr;tōˈpēə [key] [Gr.,=no place], title of a book by Sir Thomas More, published in Latin in 1516. The work pictures an ideal state where all is ordered for the…The 50 State Quarters Program Act
The 50 State Quarters Program Act began in 1999 and ran through 2008, with five new quarters released every year. The quarters were released in the order…1946 Academy Awards
The 1946 Academy Awards were presented March 13, 1947 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best Motion PictureThe Best Years of Our Lives (Goldwyn; RKO Radio)Henry V (J. Arthur Rank-…salamander
(Encyclopedia) salamander, an amphibian of the order Urodela, or Caudata. Salamanders have tails and small, weak limbs; superficially they resemble the unrelated lizards (which are reptiles), but…sodium chloride
(Encyclopedia) sodium chloride, NaCl, common salt. Salt is important in many ways. It is an essential part of the diet of both humans and animals and is a part of most animal fluids, such as…Columbia, river, Canada and the United States
(Encyclopedia) Columbia, river, c.1,210 mi (1,950 km) long, rising in Columbia Lake, SE British Columbia, Canada. It flows first NW in the Rocky Mt. Trench, then hooks sharply about the Selkirk Mts.…Trending
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