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Taymyr Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Taymyr Peninsula or Taimyr PeninsulaTaymyr Peninsulaboth: tīmĭrˈ [key], northernmost projection of Siberia, N Krasnoyarsk Territory, N central Siberian Russia, between the estuaries of…Smith, Jedediah Strong
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Jedediah Strong, 1799–1831, American explorer, one of the greatest of the mountain men, b. near Binghamton, N.Y. Early in 1824, Smith took a party through South Pass, beginning…Svyatoslav Fyodorov 2000 Deaths
Svyatoslav FyodorovAge: 72 pioneering Russian eye surgeon who developed radial keratotomy, an operation on the cornea that improves the vision of the nearsighted. He was also one of the…The Binturong
The Question: Someone at work told me there is an animal that smells, or has an odor, like popcorn. But they couldn't remember what animal it was. If this is true, would you…Embargo Act of 1807
(Encyclopedia) Embargo Act of 1807, passed Dec. 22, 1807, by the U.S. Congress in answer to the British orders in council restricting neutral shipping and to Napoleon's restrictive Continental System…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 2, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 1, 1805July 3, 1805July 2, 1805 Tuesday July 2cd 1805 A shower of rain fell very early this morning after which we dispatched the men for…Slideshow: Native American Tribes of the Great Plains
by Liz Olson The Great Plains is an area of the United States stretching east to west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and north to south from Canada to…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 28, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 27, 1806March 1, 1806February 28, 1806 Friday February 28th 1806. Reubin Fields and Collins set out this morning early on a hunting…tetracycline
(Encyclopedia) tetracyclinetetracyclinetĕˌtrəsīˈklēn [key], any of a group of antibiotics produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Effective against a wide range of Gram positive and Gram…Ripon, Frederick John Robinson, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Ripon, Frederick John Robinson, 1st earl ofRipon, Frederick John Robinson, 1st earl ofrĭpˈən [key], 1782–1859, British statesman, better known as Viscount Goderich. Entering Parliament…Trending
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