The 9th FINA World Championships in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo held in Fukuoka, Japan, July 16-29, 2001. Note that (WR) indicates world record and (CR) indicates…
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The Question: On top of the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles there is a light blinking a message in Morse code. What is the message saying? The Answer…
(Encyclopedia) Caldwell, Taylor (Janet Taylor Caldwell), 1900–1985, American novelist, b. London, England. Her best-selling works ranged from romance to satire to fictionalized biography, often…
(Encyclopedia) von Klitzing, Klaus, 1943–, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Würzburg, 1972. He was a professor at the Technical Univ. of Munich (1980–85) and then director of the Max Planck Institute…
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In many ways it was a dismal year for the NBA. The lockout shortened the regular season to 50 games and when the players finally did return to the court the product was lackluster.
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(Encyclopedia) Haile Gebrselassie, 1973–, Ethiopian track athlete. Adept at both indoor and outdoor distance events as well as long-distance cross-country and marathon running, Haile won major races…
