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Calorie Count in Alcohol
The Question: I like to drink, yet I need to watch my caloric intake. When it comes to beer, wine, or liquor, which has the least amount of alcohol relating to its alcohol…Where do North Atlantic icebergs come from?
The principal origin of those icebergs that reach the North Atlantic Ocean are the 100 or so major tidewater glaciers of West Greenland. Between 10,000 to 15,000 icebergs are calved each…The Devil's Dictionary: Cerberus
by Ambrose Bierce CENTAURCHILDHOODCERBERUS -n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance - against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody, sooner or later,…Idi Amin 2003 Deaths
Idi AminAge: 80 mercurial Ugandan military dictator whose brutal, tyrannical rule left his country economically and socially devastated. Human rights groups estimate that he ordered the…Aesop's Fables: Mercury and the Sculptor
by Aesop The Wild Boar and the FoxThe Fawn and His MotherMercury and the Sculptor Mercury was very anxious to know in what estimation he was held by mankind; so he disguised himself as a…State of the World’s Forests
Source: FAO; Natural Resources Defense Council; World Resources Institute. Half of the forests that originally covered 46% of the Earth's land surface are gone. Only one-fifth of the Earth's…Liberace Biography
Liberace(Wladziu Valentine Liberace)pianistBorn: 5/16/1919Birthplace: West Allis, Wisconsin Flamboyant pianist known for his talent, showmanship and outrageous costumes. His repertoire…Honduras Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Honduras Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Honduran Relations PEOPLEAbout 90% of…State of the Union Address: Benjamin Harrison (December 1, 1890)
Benjamin Harrison (December 1, 1890) To the Senate and House of Representatives: The reports of the several Executive Departments, which will be laid before Congress in the usual course, will…James A. HIMES, Congress, CT (1966)
HIMES James A. , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Lima, Peru, July 5, 1966; graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, N.J.; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass…