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Swimming Records, 2000-2001: Water Polo
The 9th FINA World Championships in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo held in Fukuoka, Japan, July 16-29, 2001. Note that (WR) indicates world record and (CR) indicates…How Water Changes State During Precipitation
Did you know most rain in the United States starts as snow? This video explains how water changes state during precipitation, resulting in snow, sleet, hail, or rain.Ishikari
(Encyclopedia) IshikariIshikariēshkäˈrē [key], second largest river of Japan, c.225 mi (360 km) long, rising in the mountainous interior of Hokkaido and flowing generally southwest to Ishikari Bay…Lempa
(Encyclopedia) LempaLempalāmˈpä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in Guatemala and flowing S through Honduras into El Salvador, then generally S to the Pacific Ocean. An important stream,…Motagua
(Encyclopedia) MotaguaMotaguamōtäˈgwä [key], river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in S central Guatemala and flowing NE to the Gulf of Honduras. The longest river within Guatemala, it waters a…Plynlimon
(Encyclopedia) Plynlimon or PlinlimonPlinlimonboth: plĭnlĭmˈən [key], Welsh Plumlumon Fawr, mountain, 2,468 ft (752 m) high, W Wales, on the Powys-Ceredigion border W of Llanidloes. It has three…Ragaz, Bad
(Encyclopedia) Ragaz, BadRagaz, Badbät räˈgäts [key], town, St. Gall canton, E Switzerland, at the confluence of the Rhine and Tamina rivers. It is a spa, with hot mineral waters conducted from the…Kornberg, Roger David
(Encyclopedia) Kornberg, Roger David, 1947–, American biochemist, b. St. Louis, Mo., Ph.D. Stanford, 1972; son of Arthur Kornberg. Kornberg held academic posts at Cambridge (1972–76) and Harvard (…Wandering Jew, in legend
(Encyclopedia) Wandering Jew, in literary and popular legend, a Jew who mocked or mistreated Jesus while he was on his way to the cross and who was condemned therefore to a life of wandering on earth…Philipse, Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Philipse, FrederickPhilipse, Frederickfĭlˈĭps [key], 1626–1702, merchant and landowner in colonial America, b. Holland. He went (1647) with his family to New Amsterdam, where he became…Trending
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