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Highest Airport in the World

The Question: Can you please tell me where the world's highest airport is located? The Answer: Tucked within the Himalayas, Tibet in the Republic of China has the two highest airfields in the…

The Highest Scoring Football Games

The Question: Was there ever a pro football game in which a team scored over 100 points? The Answer: No. The Washington Redskins came closest on Nov. 27, 1966, when they scored 72 points…

The Longest English Word

The Question: What is the longest word in your dictionary? The Answer: The longest word in the Infoplease Dictionary is…

How Many Countries in the World?

The Question: How many countries are there in the world today? The Answer: There are 196 countries in the world today. Unless you don't count Taiwan. Taiwan is not considered an official…

Naming of Pluto

The Question: How did Pluto get its name? The Answer: We are always getting questions about Pluto, the former planet in our solar system…

Why nickels are bigger than dimes

The Question: Why is the dime smaller than the nickel? The Answer: Actually, the first five-cent coin in U.S. history was made of silver and…

Marilyn Lloyd BOUQUARD, Congress, TN (1929)

BOUQUARD, Marilyn Lloyd, a Representative from Tennessee. (See LLOYD, Marilyn Laird.) Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present Related Links…

Lasse Viren

Lasse VirenBorn: July 22, 1949Finnish runner won gold medals at 5,000 and 10,000 meters in 1972 Munich Olympics; repeated 5,000/10,000 double in 1976 Games and added a fifth place finish in…