 Why Do We Carve Jack-o'-Lanterns on Halloween? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 184 Hits: 864]
As Christian belief overcome pagan superstition in Ireland and Scotland, celebrants took over the role of mischief-makers from supernatural apparitions...
Debby Birli Updated On: 10/15/2007
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Halloween celebration, Saints Day, Pope Gregory III, Sambain, Christian celebration, Irish legends, Celtic year, Witches, Ghosts, Hobgoblins, Evil Spirits
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 Tides [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 350 Hits: 910]
The tides are caused by the gravitational action of the sun and moon upon the rotating earth...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
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atmospheric pressure, Mediterranean Sea, gravitational, distinct tides, rotating earth, tide producing agent
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 Who's Who at Zoo [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 290 Hits: 596]
Each animal is special; none too stupid or ugly, says the author. Out of 24 animal friends talked of in the book, here are some for you...
B.F. Chhapgar Updated On: 10/5/2007
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amazing book, Kaziranga Sanctuary, leopards, Grand Hotel, Bird Colony, natural sanctuaries
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 PANAMA [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 447 Hits: 936]
It is an inter-oceanic waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Isthmus of Panama...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
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North America, South America, Ships sailing, waterways, Australia, United States
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 Panama Hat [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 350 Hits: 644]
It has graced the heads of Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, Humphrey Bogart and Michael Jordan - and many more...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
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North America, South America, Ships sailing, waterways, Australia, United States
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 Quake Glossary [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 419 Hits: 571]
Get to the core, Learn more - EARTHQUAKE / EPICENTER / INTENSITY / RICHTER SCALE / INTENSITY / FREQUENCY OF QUAKES...
US Geological Survey Updated On: 10/5/2007
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Killer Quakes, Richter Scale, logarithm amplitudes, sudden fracture, California Institute, seismic creep
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 Tornadoes [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 415 Hits: 892]
If you ever happen to see a dark often greenish sky, wall cloud, large hail and a loud roar similar to a freight train then run to a safe place as it could be a tornado...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
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dark greenish sky, Mediterranean Sea, characteristic cycle, tornadoes, freight train, thunderstorm updraft
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 TREES [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 336 Hits: 944]
Learn more about Banyan, Peepal, Neem, Champa, Dhak, Tamarind and many other popular trees...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
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mid day chapati, spring season, myths associated, remarkable book, shimmering, aerial roots
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 Volcano [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 239 Hits: 603]
The most famous, Krakatoa erupted in 1883 with such force that the resulting tidal wave killed 36,000 people and tremors were felt as far away as Australia...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
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mid day chapati, spring season, myths associated, remarkable book, shimmering, aerial roots
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 Why is winter colder than summer? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 213 Hits: 1197]
The seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter, occur because of the inclination of the earth's axis while the earth moves around the sun...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
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tropical storms, Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes, thunderstorm, Southern Hemisphere, horizontal spinning
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