Alice, an impressionable Victorian girl of seven-and-a-half, falls down a rabbit hole into Wonderland, where she has many strange and curious adventures. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Amelia Bedelia is a maid who interprets her duties literally. When she is asked to dust the furniture, she douses it with talcum powder! To change the towels she cuts holes in them! Her confusion makes us see how many ways there are to interpret ordinary statements....

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An estimated 20.4 million Americans age 12 years or older were current users of illicit drugs in 2006, meaning they used an illicit drug at least once during the 30 days prior to being interviewed. This represents 8.3% of the population 12â17 years. The rate declined slightly between 2002 and 2006 (8.2% in 2002 and 6.7% in 2006). Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug, with a rate of 6....

The basic building block of every living thing is the cell. Cells themselves are extremely complex, come in many different shapes and sizes, and serve countless different functions. Most cells are microscopic. A group of similar cells gathered together is called a tissue. Tissues, which may be visible to the naked eye, include bone, muscle, fat, and skin.Different kinds of tissue working together in the same place may form an organ....

How do sponges eat? A sponge takes in food as it filters water through its body, which is made of different kinds of cells. Some of these cells help the sponge to pull in the water and grab microscopic nutrients. Other kinds of cells transport the nutrients and expel waste. By contrast, SpongeBob uses his mouth to eat ice cream and soap. What would make a krusty krab crusty? In a word: critters....

In 1983, the Postal Service began to use an expanded ZIP Code called ZIP+4. It is composed of the original five-digit code plus a four-digit add-on. The four-digit add-on number identifies a geographic segment within the five-digit delivery area such as a city block, an office building, an individual high-volume receiver of mail, or any other unit that would aid efficient mail sorting and delivery.

Children all over Turkey dress up in special outfits or the national costume for Çocuk Bayrami. Boys who dress in the national costume typically wear baggy silk pants, a colorful vest, a white shirt and a sequined hat, called a tepelik. Girls wear a long colorful gown called a kaftan and an ornate veil. Many children perform in plays or musicals. The centerpiece of Çocuk Bayrami takes place in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, where children from all over the world sing and dance in a spectacular pageant....