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Geometry: Arcs
ArcsGeometryAnatomy of a CircleBasic TermsArcsCircumference and Area: Pi Anyone?TangentsFrom One Theorem Comes Many I know that I've just thrown a lot of new terminology at you, but I'm not done.…Classical Mythology: A Face Only a Mother Could Love
A Face Only a Mother Could LoveClassical MythologyThe Model Hero: PerseusA Face Only a Mother Could LoveHomeward BoundA Family Reunion Medusa was one of three monstrous sisters called the Gorgons.…Meaning of "Iacta alea est"
The Question: I'm not sure, but I think Alexander the Great said, "The die is cast." Please set me straight as to who, when, and where. The…nucleic acid
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Replication of strands of DNA CE5 nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the…Bill Bonanno Biography
mafia memberDied: January 1, 2008 (Tucson, Arizona) Best Known as: consigliere of the infamous Bonanno mob A member of the infamous Bonanno mob, one of New…October 2000 Disasters
Oct. 12, Aden, Yemen: U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole was heavily damaged when a small boat loaded with explosives blew up alongside it. Seventeen sailors were killed in what was apparently a…What do the two blood pressure numbers mean?
The Question: What do the two numbers in a blood pressure reading mean? The Answer: Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood onto the…Plural of octopus
The Question: What is the plural of octopus? Is it octopi or octopusses? The Answer: We would go with "octopuses," a perfectly legitimate English plural form, and the oldest attested to. "Octopi…William Shakespeare: Was it the proud full sail of his great verse
Was it the proud full sail of his great verseWas it the proud full sail of his great verse, Bound for the prize of all too precious you, That did my ripe thoughts in my brain inhearse, Making…Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Bell
The BellI love thy music, mellow bell, I love thine iron chime, To life or death, to heaven or hell, Which calls the sons of Time. Thy voice upon the deep The home-bound sea-boy hails,…