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Eli Pariser and Wes Boyd, 2003 News

activists, used their advocacy group, MoveOn, to launch a massive online antiwar campaign in January. The group collected more than 700,000 signatures for a petition that urged President…

Two Yolks, One Egg

The Question: I just cracked an egg and it had two yolks. How does this work? What are the odds of this happening? The Answer: This happens…

Congressional District Information

The Question: Who is the representative from our congressional district? The Answer: That's a difficult question for us to answer, because we don't know…

Gray goo

The Question: What is gray goo? The Answer: "Gray goo" is a term used to describe what might happen if teeny-tiny robots were created with the ability-and imperative-to use the substances…

Time Tangled Island: Mount Everest

Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Related Links Everest Almanac Highest Mountain Peaks of the World Geography Hall of Fame…

2004 Geography Bee

Peshawar, a city in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, has had strategic importance for centuries because of its location near what historic pass? This was the final question in the 2004…

Michael Saylor, 2000 News

35, software and Internet company executive, lost $6 billion (on paper) in one day when the stock of his company, MicroStrategy, lost 62% of its value on March 20. MicroStrategy “cooked the…

James Guckert, 2005 News

journalist, attended several White House press briefings using the pseudonym Jeff Gannon. Although Guckert signed into the White House using his real name, Press Secretary Scott McClellan…

Algeria Homework

The Question: Could you tell me what types of activities people participate in in Algeria? And what monuments and famous sites are located in Algeria? The Answer…