Uranium was first discovered in silver mines in what is now the Czech Republic by a German chemist named Martin Klaproth.   Uranium, a dense silver-white metal, is found abundantly in the crust of the earth.  It’s also found in soil, rivers, the ocean, in the food we eat and even – in trace amounts - in human [...]

A turducken is a turkey that is stuffed with a duck that has been stuffed with a chicken. The popularity of this unique food item has soared since it’s introduction in the 1960’s.  Famed chef Paul Prudhomme says he invented the turducken, but that is still being debated by food gurus.   Turduckens can be purchased at [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Baseball icon Joe Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York.   He became a professional baseball player at age 20, and spent time playing for the Atlana Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets.  After his career as a player was over, he took on the role of manager.  [...]

Pop singer Kate Ryan was born on July 22, 1980 in Tessenderlo, Belgium.   She was playing guitar and piano by the time she was eight years old.  At sixteen she joined the pop group Melt, but quit the group for a solo career after two years.  Her first solo release, Scream for More, was a [...]

Wolves are able to live in basically the same places that humans can thrive.  As long as there is food available, wolves can survive.   They live in woods and forests, mainly, but are found in other places.
They live in packs typically consisting of a father, a mother, and the wolf pups.
Wolves can be found in [...]

The beloved author of the famed Harry Potter series of books was born in Gloucesthire, England on July 31, 1965.  Today, Rowling lives in Scotland with her husband, Neil Murray, and her three children.  While writing was an early ambition, her first attempts didn’t amount to much.  That all changed in 1997 when the world [...]