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Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…History of Tea
Where did the name Earl Grey come from? by David Johnson In prehistoric China tea was probably used as a relish and as a medicine. Tea was first brewed as a medicine around 2700 B.C.…Sanjay Kumar Biography
Sanjay Kumarcomputer software executiveBorn: 1962 Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka Kumar moved to the United States from Sri Lanka with his family when he was 14. He eventually became director…Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2009
Once a year the international medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) releases a list of ten stories that received…Cheng Ho
(Encyclopedia) Cheng Ho or Zheng HeCheng Hoboth: jŭngˈ h&oobreve;ˈ [key], 1371–c.1433, admiral, diplomat, and explorer during China's Ming dynasty. At 10 he was captured by Chinese troops in…Ondaatje, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Ondaatje, Michael (Philip Michael Ondaatje)Ondaatje, Michaeländätˈchā [key], 1943–, Canadian writer, b. Colombo, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Immigrating (1962) to Canada, he attended the…Women's History Month
Women Rulers of the World Women's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize Winners Pulitzer Prize Winners in Literature Pulitzer Prize Winners in…March 2018 Current Events: World News
Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…Taittiriyaka-Upanishad: First Valli, Fourth Anuvaka
Fourth Anuvaka1. May he who is the strong bull of the Vedas, assuming all forms, who has risen from the Vedas, from the Immortal, may that Indra (lord) strengthen me with wisdom! May I, O God…