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But ever since word got out that diets high in fat are related to heart disease, things have become more complicated. Fats are a group of chemical compounds that contain fatty acids. Energy is stored in the body mostly in the form of fat. Fat is needed in the diet to supply essential fatty acids, substances essential for growth but not produced by the body itself. There are three main types of fatty acids: saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated....

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In 1886, however, Congress changed the order of presidential succession, replacing the president pro tempore and the Speaker with the cabinet officers. Proponents of this change argued that the congressional leaders lacked executive experience, and none had served as president, while six former secretaries of state had later been elected to that office. The Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order again to what it is today....

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Coretta Scott King was an African-American civil-rights leader. Fact Monster/Information Please® Database, © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

And it kills. Each year, about half a million Americans die from smoking-related illnesses. Cigarettes contain nicotine, a highly addictive drug. Nicotine is also a poison! Arsenic, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, tar and carbon monoxide are some of the other poisons found in cigarettes. No wonder smoking is linked to heart disease and cancer. Check the encyclopedia for more about the dangers of smoking Up in Smoke What did anti-smoking activists Wayne McLaren and David McLean have in common?...

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Cinder cones are the simplest type of volcano. They are built from particles and blobs of congealed lava ejected from a single vent. As the gas-charged lava is blown violently into the air, it breaks into small fragments that solidify and fall as cinders around the vent to form a circular or oval cone. Most cinder cones have a bowl-shaped crater at the summit and rarely rise more than a thousand feet or so above their surroundings....

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Herbivores are animals, such as deer, who eat plants.Carnivores are flesh-eating animals, like lions.Omnivores, such as bears and humans, eat both meat and plants.Invertebrates are animals without backbones, such as worms and insects.Vertebrates are animals with backbones. Reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals are all vertebrates.Marsupials are families of mammals, such as kangaroos and opossums, whose females carry their young in an external pouch.Monotremes are rare mammals, such as the platypus and echidna (or “spiny anteater”), that lay eggs....

The carnival-like atmosphere of Purim, wearing of costumes, and bringing gifts of food door-to-door sometimes leads to it being referred to as the “Jewish Mardi Gras” or “Jewish Halloween” by non-Jews. The Book of Esther The story of Purim is found in the Biblical book of Esther, often referred to as “the Megillah.” This is publically read in synagogues twice on Purim: when the holiday begins at nightfall, and the following morning....

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