(Encyclopedia) Formula One (F1), type of racecar used in Grand Prix automobile racing. Capable of speeds exceeding 230 mph (370 kph), the technologically sophisticated F1 cars are low-slung, open-…
(Encyclopedia) KamchatkaKamchatkakămchătˈkə [key], peninsula, 104,200 sq mi (269,878 sq km), Kamchatka Territory, Russian Far East, separating the Sea of Okhotsk in the west from the Bering Sea and…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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A Sensitive Plant in a garden grew,
And the young winds fed it with silver dew,
And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light.
And closed them beneath…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 7, 1805December 9, 1805December 8, 1805 December 8th Sunday 1805 a Cloudy morning, I took 5 men and Set out to the Sea to find the…
or Moslemin. Plural of Mussulman, sometimes written Mussulmans. The word is Turkish, and means true believer. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MosseMoses…
The redbreast, “sacred to the household gods.” The legend says if a redbreast finds a dead body in the woods it will “cover it with moss.” Drayton alludes to this tradition Covering with…
The Queen Bee Two kings' sons once upon a time went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon fell into a wasteful foolish way of living, so that they could not return home again.…
