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Every new year brings about a thoughtful look at the past. And what better way to gain more insight or guilt than to have a few quotes to increase your wisdom for this coming year. So read on and find out what a few bright minds thought about beginning a new year. Here are the [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing on Friday, January 1, 2010 at 2:04 am
Filed under Holidays · Tagged alcohol, America, celebration, criminals, diet, Disney, drunk, Fireworks, Gun, Health, Holidays, Independence, kiss, Mom, mystery, new years, night, quotes, resolutions, sky, stars, tradition, Universe
Just because they’re lesser in height, it doesn’t mean they’re lesser known. From minuscule movie stars to petite pop stars, here’s a list of famous short people through history. 10. Edward Carl Gaedel Standing at 3”7, Eddie was the world’s shortest pro-baseball player – albeit briefly. Born in Chicago in 1925, “Eddie” aspired to be [...]
Posted by Katherine Watt on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 1:16 am
Filed under People · Tagged baseball, bridget the midget, celebrity, danny devito, danny woodburn, dolly parton, edward carl gaedel, films, gary coleman, Life, People, prince, prince rogers nelson, Sex, stars, tom thumb, verne troyer, wee man
In Hollywood, the biggest stars are measured by their box office appeal, the roles they get in movies, or by millions of votes cast by the public on “American Idol.” But in astronomy, how do you know what the hottest stars in the universe are? What makes a star so special it deserves our awe [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Filed under Nature · Tagged asteroid belts, Astronomer, Cancri, Dr. Charles Beichman, Earth, Epsilon, habitable planet, habitable planets, intelligent life in the universe, Jupiter, Margaret Turnbull, Mr. Spock, multiple universes, NASA, Neptune, own solar system, planetary systems, planetquest, planets, rocky planets, spitzer space telescope, star, Star Trek, stars, sun, terrestrial planets, Universe