Coffee Break

1. What is the most haunted ship in the world?

2. Which president once worked as a model?

3. What violent dance craze started in the 1990s?

Been wondering but afraid to ask? Bill Nye the Science Guy to the rescue!

Are you going to let these pip-squeaks feel superior to you in algebra and geometry or whomp you in reading and writing? Time to step up!

Algebra: x doesn't go very far when you have an allowance.

Geometry: You're not as out of shape as you might think.

Writing: They think "lol" is a phrase. You got this.

Reading Comprehension: Sorry, the back of the cereal box doesn't count.

Face it, celeb shenanigans, creepy cult scandals, Buffy the Vampire Slayer ... they're in your life. Columnist Martha Brockenbrough snaps on her plastic gloves and wallows through the weirdest of pop culture so you don't have to.
Get your fix.

The jaws of crocodiles are powerful enough in closing to crush the bones of small animals, but so weak in opening that they can be held together by hand.
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Grab a cuppa joe and visit Encarta's coffee klatch -- your place to wax eloquent, grouse or otherwise muse about Encarta's quizzes, columns, top-10 lists, Bill Nye the Science Guy and more. Get a double shot of brainy fun.

Dean Acheson