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The Character of Holland

The Character of Holland Holland, that scarce deserves the name of Land, As but th'Off-scouring of the Brittish Sand; And so much Earth as was contributed By English Pilots when they heav'd…

What is the largest lobster ever caught?

Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science Center     Two kinds of lobster-like crustaceans exist in U.S. waters: the “true” or American lobster and the spiny…

Isaiah: 59

Isaiah Chapter 59 1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and…

Arthropoda

(Encyclopedia) ArthropodaArthropodaärthrŏpˈədə [key] [Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders,…

William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 2), Act III

Act IIIScene IWestminster. The palaceEnter King Henry IV in his nightgown, with a PageKing Henry IVGo call the Earls of Surrey and of Warwick; But, ere they come, bid them o'er-read these…

Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Yellow Fever

Yellow FeverMosquito and Tick-Borne DiseasesIntroductionYellow FeverDengueWest Nile EncephalitisRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLyme Disease Yellow fever and dengue are caused by the same types of…

William Shakespeare: Pericles, Act III, Scene I

Scene IEnter Pericles, on shipboardPericlesThou god of this great vast, rebuke these surges, Which wash both heaven and hell; and thou, that hast Upon the winds command, bind them in brass,…

civil service

(Encyclopedia) civil service, entire body of those employed in the civil administration as distinct from the military and excluding elected officials. The term was used in designating the British…

termite

(Encyclopedia) termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the infraorder Isoptera. Originally classified in as a separate order, termites are genetically related to…

Hardcover

Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print…