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U.S. Representatives Salaries

The Question: How much do the representatives in the house get paid yearly? The Answer: U.S. representatives made $174,000 in 2011.…

Exclamation Point

Terminates an emphatic or exclamatory sentence: Go home at once! You've got to be kidding!Terminates an emphatic interjection: Encore! See also: Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of…

Brazilian Flag

The Question: What are the words on the Brazil flag? What do they mean? The Answer: The words on the Brazilian flag are "Ordem e Progresso." That…

What's on the Georgia state flag?

The Question: Where can I find the explanations of the symbols on the state flag for Georgia? The Answer: Georgia's flag has changed in the past few years. See…

The President's Salary

The Question: Could you tell me what President Obama's salary is? The Answer: The current salary for the President of the United States is $400…

U.S. States by Order of Entry into the Union

The Question: Where can I find a site that has a list of the order in which states entered the union and on which date they were admitted? The Answer…

Three Branches of Government

The System of Checks and Balances In 1787 leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution-a set of principles that told how the new nation would be governed. The leaders of the states…

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi political leaderBorn: 4/28/1937Birthplace: Tikrit, Iraq Hussein was raised in the farming village of Tikrit by his widowed mother. He joined the Ba'ath Socialist party in 1957 and was soon…

Halloween History

The tangled origins of the October 31 holiday by Shmuel Ross Related Links Halloween GuideHalloween Traditions New! Halloween by the NumbersHalloween Hangman New…

Science Projects for Beginners: Do Loud Noises Affect Heart Rate?

Do Loud Noises Affect Heart Rate?Science Projects for BeginnersBiology ProjectsWhat Foods Attract Ants?Do Loud Noises Affect Heart Rate? The human body is a marvelous creation. One of its really…