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The digestive system is a group of organs (from the mouth to the rectum) that processes food so the body can use it. The following sites explain the process with illustrations and animations for all age groups.
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Human anatomy is the study of the human body. The word "anatomy" derives from Greek words meaning "to cut up" because early scientists studied anatomy through dissections.
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My readers always keep me informed when there is something I should see on the Net. This topic was suggested by Walter S. Arnold, a sculptor from Chicago who makes his living carving stone creatures. Silly me, I replied "There couldn't possibly be five go
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The recent National Geographic - Roper 2002 Global Geographic Literacy Survey has shown us that only 36% of young American adults know which two countries are fighting over the region of Kashmir. And about 11% of polled Americans (ages 18 to 24) couldn't
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Remember spinning a globe with your eyes closed to see where your finger would land? Now you can spin a journey around the Web to the farthest corners of the earth. Where will you land today?
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Halloween trick-or-treating probably originated with a ninth-century European custom called souling. On All Souls Day (November 2), early Christians would walk from village to village begging for soul cakes, square pieces of bread with currants. In exchan
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"For Girls Only!" read the sign on my daughter's door. Too young to write it herself, she instructed me to create it for her. The sign included a list of girlfriends who were allowed to enter, and a listing of boys (including her brother) that were not
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A glacier is a large flowing ice mass. Some glaciers move at a snail's pace, just a few inches a day, while others advance more than a hundred feet a day. Glaciers are formed as large amounts of snow accumulate over many years and individual snow flakes a
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A pea-sized gold nugget was unearthed at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California 152 years ago on January 24, 1848. Although the news did spread, Sam Brannan, a San Francisco newspaperman, is credited with starting the actual rush on May 12 when he walked the
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My son (following, I suppose, in the footsteps of Abbott and Costello) named his first hamster "Guess" and his second hamster "Who." Funny banter aside ("What's the hamster's name?" "Who." "The hamster. What's its name?") the little fur ball bring smiles
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Created by the World Health Organization and first observed on July 22, 1948, World Health Day is now celebrated on April 7. Which leads me, naturally, to ask the question: "Where can kids go online for reliable health information?" Although it is alway
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This Valentine's Day will you be giving someone special a gift from the heart? Or will you be pleading with your Valentine not to break your heart? Perhaps you'll be the recipient of a wonderful gift, and respond with heartfelt thanks. Whenever the discus
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