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Brewer's: Otos
A giant, brother of Ephialtes (q.v.). Both brothers grew nine inches every month. According to Pliny, Otos was forty-six cubits (sixty-six feet) in height. (Greek fable.) (See Giants.)…Brewer's: Oui
(French for “yes”). A contraction of Hoc illud. Thus, hoc-ill', ho'-il, o'il, oïl, oï, oui. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OutO'Trigger A B C D E F G…A Richter Scale for Close Encounter Asteroids
Sources: NASA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A new tool to help scientists, the media, and the public assess the potential danger of asteroids and comets, collectively called near…Typhoons
Below is a list of the strongest and deadliest typhoons since 1900. Typhoons are cyclones that occur over the West Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes and typhoons have identical definitions. 1906…Weather: Measuring the Rain
Measuring the RainWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…Eating Disorders: Treatment
A team approach offers best chance of success Related Links Eating Disorders: An Overview The Eating Disordered Athlete Eating Disorders: Profile of a Sufferer…Carnivorous Plants
Flipping the food chain Venus's flytrap Most carnivorous plants eat flying, foraging, or crawling insects. Those that live in or around water capture very small aquatic prey like mosquito…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Address Of Beelzebub
by Robert Burns Epistle To A Young FriendA DreamAddress Of Beelzebub To the Right Honourable the Earl of Breadalbane, President of the Right Honourable and Honourable the Highland Society…Childhood Diseases: The Common Cold
The Common ColdChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…Year in Review, 2011: World News
Major World News Stories of 2011 by Beth Rowen Col. Muammar al-QaddafiRelated Links 2011 Year in Review 2011 News of the NationScience News…Trending
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