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·  Prohibitionists often advocated strong measures against those who did not comply with Prohibition. One suggested that the government distribute poisoned alcohol beverages through bootleggers (sellers of illegal alcohol) and acknowledged that several hundred thousand Americans would die as a r...

Prairie dogs are burrowing rodents that live in large colonies in the grasslands of central and western North America. There are five species of prairie dogs: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison’s, Mexican and Utah. The most common species is the black-tailed prairie dog, the only species of pr...

The prosthetic make-up Jim Carrey wore took about 3 hours to apply. Carrey felt so horribly confined and uncomfortable in the latex skin he needed counseling from a Navy SEAL who taught him torture-resistance techniques.  Jim Carrey’s yellow contact lenses were so uncomfortable that he couldn’t ...

Fun Town is a role-playing amusement area guests simulate adult skills or professional identities. ·        Volvo Driving School for 6 to 13 years olds includes Lego cars, multiple intersections, two way traffic and traffic signals, on a closed circuit designed to promote safe driving and skills...

The reason many U.S army helicopters are named after native-American tribes is because the first U.S Air Force bases were located on native reserves.   Aircraft and missiles in service include the: • AH-64 Apache attack helicopter • UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter • UH-72 Lakota utility heli...

Born in 1931 in San Diego, California, American actor Robert Duvall has become one of America's most acclaimed actors, having starred in an array of classics that include To Kill a Mockingbird, M*A*S*H and The Godfather, among others. He has starred in dozens of films over the ensuing decades, b...

Bogart was a lover of the sea and enlisted in the United States Navy in the Spring of 1918. He served as a signalman aboard the SS Leviathan, a troop transport ship. The Leviathan had previously been the Vaterland, a German passenger ship which had been seized by the Americans at the outset of t...

After the show became successful, Garry Marshall was approached and asked if the show could do anything that would help convince kids to read. In one episode, the Fonz realized that he would go to the library and check out a book, despite his reputation. (Said the Fonz, "Everybody is allowed to ...

Fact 1:Canada is the world leader in curling and has won 27 of a possible 42 Men's World Championships.Fact 2:Curling has been an olympic sport since 1998.Fact 3:Curling player Paul Gowsell once ordered a pizza to ice level during a match, briefly earning him the nickname “Pizza Paul”.Fact 4:A c...

What is a tsunami?Tsunamis are giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the ocean. When tsunami waves travel inland, they get larger as the depth of the ocean decreases.   If you know your fluid dynamics you know why the speed of tsunami waves varies with ocean depth rather ...