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Mar 14 2008
Art Garfunkel was born on November 5, 1941 in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City. Some know him best for the work he did as part of the duo Simon and Garfunkel. He has also achieved great success as a solo artist with hits such as the remake of I Only Have Eyes for [...]
Mar 13 2008
The horror that was the holocaust ended in 1945, but left more than six million Jews dead in its wake. The events that make up the Holocaust took place all over Europe. Concentration camps could be found in Germany, Austria, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Italy and many other Nazi occupied countries.  Some were labor [...]
Mar 13 2008
Eros Ramazzotti is an Italian singer who has found popularity all over the world. Born on October 28, 1963 in the Rome suburb of Cinecitta, Ramazzotti began dreaming of a career as a singer when he was just a child. He found some success early on, but it was the release of his third album, [...]
Mar 13 2008
Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of most well-known dancers of our time. Even people who are otherwise unfamiliar with prominent figures in ballet will recognize this name. Baryshnikov was born on January 28, 1948 in Riga, Latvia. At that time, it was part of the USSR. Today, Latvia is independent. The dancer defected from the USSR in [...]
If you remember a few months ago, we answered a question on “where do wolves live.” That answer led to more questions about the life of wolves and we thought we would answer one of those questions today. If you do have more questions about wolves, feel free to email us your question or to [...]
If you are looking for a specific breed for the dog Laika, you won’t find one. For those of you who are aware of the dog, you’ll know that she was the first living creature to be sent into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2. The momentous flight was launched November 3, 1957 with [...]
Growing up in British Columbia, I always had an interest in Haida art and that spark was nurtured during a school visit to the UBC Museum where I saw many different examples of Haida art that was absolutely breathtaking. For me, that art represented what it meant to be from the Northwest coast and there [...]
Although it is often a big mystery as to what an antioxidant is specifically, it may be surprising to know that we consume antioxidants in many of the foods that we eat, especially if we are following a balanced diet.
With this knowledge, it is important to understand that antioxidants are vitamins, phytochemicals and some nutrients [...]
If you have even been a child, you have probably held a snail in your hand as you tried to figure out if there was some way to smuggle the snail into your house without your mom finding out. I know I did and I loved the designs that I could find on the shells [...]