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Apollo 13 failed as a lunar mission
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon
A 1.44 MB diskette has twice the storage capacity as a 720 KB
Joseph Stalin ruled the U.S.S.R. as dictator from 1929 until 1953
Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean
Sudan is the largest country in Africa
A star is a huge ball of glowing gas
There are about 200 billion stars in the known universe
A Barn Swallow is a small bird found in North and South America
A swamp is an area of land more or less soaked with water
The Amazon River is located in South America
The Surveyor 1 spacecraft landed on the moon June 2, 1966
Sugar is one of man's most important foods
A Spider is a small eight-legged animal
The Spanish Civil War lasted from 1936 to 1939
Alaska is the largest state in the U.S.A.
The airplane is one of man's fastest means of transportation
An aircraft carrier is a ship used as a base for airplanes.
John Adams was the first president to live in the White House
George Washington was the first president of the United States
The south pole was first reached by a 5-man expedition in 1911
Richard E. Byrd became the most famous Antarctic explorer
An antibody is a substance produced to fight infection
The Internet connects millions of individuals and organizations
The U.S. economy soared to spectacular heights during the 1920s
The Germans surrendered to the Allied forces on May 7, 1945
The Vicuna is a humpless member of the camel family
The Mississippi River drains into the Gulf of Mexico
John Marshal became chief justice of the U.S. in 1801
Textile manufactering is an important industry in Vietnam
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun
Uranium is the main source of atomic energy
The Watergate scandal forced President Richard Nixon to resign
Utah ranks 11th in size among all the states
The Bible is the oldest book in the world
CPU stands for "Central Processing Unit"
CD-ROMs store hundreds of times more data than diskettes
World War I lasted from 1914 to 1918
Congress created the Washington Territory in 1853
Washington approved plans for a U.S. Capitol in 1790
Roger Williams won the friendship of the Indians in Rhode Island
Ted Williams was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history
A hygroscope is an instrument which shows variations of humidity
A howitzer is a form of gun used in war
A dromedary is a one-humped camel
A diamond is the hardest substance known to man
A smile is a great way to win friends
A 4x CD-ROM drive can move data at twice the speed of a 2x drive.
"A penny saved is a penny earned"
Bulletin board system operators are referred to as "Sysops"
Computer programming is a rapidly growing field
Winds speed is measured by an anemometer
Wind direction is measured with a weather vane
There are 60 seconds in every minute
The telephone has found its way into nearly every U.S. household
Mount Vernon was the private estate of George Washington
A Yacht is a boat used for recreational purposes
The Yap Islands are located in the western Pacific Ocean
A Yawl is a two-masted sail boat
Zambia is located in south-central Africa
Zinc is a bluish-white metal
The mouse is a commonly used pointing device for computers
Reading is a great way to increase knowledge
"Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from taking a swing"
Air is of lesser density than water
Wisconsin is sometimes referred to as the "Badger State"
West Virginia is located in the Appalachian Highlands
Carbon dioxide is heavier than oxygen
A plant's roots collect moisture that is necessary for growth
Computers are rapidly becoming a common household item
The whale is the largest animal in the world
There are about 326 million cubic miles of water on the earth
A human takes in about 16,000 gallons of water in his life
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States
Memphis is the largest city in Tennessee
The Mexican War lasted from 1846 to 1848
Memory is the ability to keep mental record of experiences
Melbourne is the second largest city of Australia
A bullhorn is a device used to amplify a person's voice
Marine Biology is the study of living objects in the sea
Harvard University is the oldest college in the U.S.
The Mongoose is known for its ability to kill snakes
The moon is earth's nearest neighbor in space
The constitution of Missouri was adopted in 1945
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin
Mexico City is the capital of Mexico
Pore is the tiny opening of a skin gland
Polar Bears live in the far north
The Potato is one of the world's most widely grown vegetables
A pump is a device for moving liquids and gases
Albert Einstein developed the Theory of Relativity
Venus is the second closest planet to the sun
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system
Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system
The telephone is a widely used form of communication
William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania
A penguin is a type of non-flying bird
Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese in 1941
Peking is the capital of China