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The Fastest Fish in the Sea
The Question: I read the list of the fastest animals on land at your site. But I was wondering what is the fastest animal in the sea might be? The Answer: According to Guinness World Records,…William Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaeDon Pedro, prince of Arragon.Don John, his bastard brother.Claudio, a young lord of Florence.Benedick, a young lord of Padua.Leonato, governor of Messina.Antonio, his brother…The Longest Oscar Acceptance Speech
The Question: Does anyone keep track of the longest acceptance speech at the Oscars? The Answer: The folks at Guinness World Records do…Galiani, Ferdinando
(Encyclopedia) Galiani, FerdinandoGaliani, Ferdinandofārdēnänˈdō gälyäˈnē [key], 1728–87, Italian economist, educated for the church. As a very young man he wrote Della moneta [on money] (1750),…Briggs, Le Baron Russell
(Encyclopedia) Briggs, Le Baron Russell, 1855–1934, American educator, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1875; M.A., 1882). As a teacher at Harvard he developed, with Barrett Wendell, a…Bloy, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Bloy, LéonBloy, LéonlāôNˈ blwä [key], 1846–1917, French writer. A Roman Catholic and a social reformer, Bloy wrote violent and vituperative attacks on religious conformism and bitter…Bayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de
(Encyclopedia) Bayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur deBayard, Pierre Terrail, seigneur debāˈərd; pyĕr tĕrīˈyə sānyörˈ də bäyärˈ [key], c.1474–1524, French military hero, called le chevalier sans peur et…Ademar
(Encyclopedia) Ademar or AdhémarAdhémarboth: ădˈəmär [key], d. 1098, French prelate, bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay. At the Council of Clermont (1095), he energetically promoted the First Crusade (see…Calmette, Léon Charles Albert
(Encyclopedia) Calmette, Léon Charles AlbertCalmette, Léon Charles AlbertlāôNˈ shärl älbĕrˈ kälmĕtˈ [key], 1863–1933, French physician and bacteriologist. He was founder and director of the Pasteur…Philippe, Édouard Charles
(Encyclopedia) Philippe, Édouard Charles, 1970–, French lawyer and political leader, b. Rouen, grad. Paris Institute of Political Studies, 1992, National School of Administration, 1997. He worked as…