Hope Babowice
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Movable type helped bring books to the massesMar 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Books came about when ancient Chinese artists laid sheets of paper over graphite-covered stone that was carved with Confucian texts. Confucius was a Chinese philosopher ...
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How many words do you know?Feb 28, 2016 10:00 pm - You wanted to know "How many words are there in the world?" asked a young camper who attended a Lake County Forest Preserve District camp. The answer could be 1.7 billio...
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Fast-paced hockey keeps fans enthralledFeb 14, 2016 10:00 pm - You wanted to know "How did hockey start?" a camper asked during a Lake County Forest Preserve District camp held at Libertyville's Independence Grove. Hockey raises the...
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Collapsing stars create black holesJan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - You wanted to know A student in Gregg Thompson's sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland Primary School in Gurnee asked, "How does a black hole form?" Black holes a...
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Many scholars contributed to inventing trigonometryJan 17, 2016 10:00 pm - You wanted to know "Who is the person that discovered trigonometry?" asked a young Schaumburg Township District Library patron who attended the "Summer Scientists" progr...
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Dolphin research could be crucial to their survivalJan 03, 2016 10:00 pm - You wanted to know "Will scientists ever find out what dolphins are talking about?" asked a young patron at Schaumburg Township District Library's Summer Science program...
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Moon may have once been part of EarthDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - You wanted to know "Was the moon actually part of the Earth before that meteor crash?" asked a camper from the Lake County Forest Preserve Fishing Camp offered last summ...
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Depression can hit people at any ageNov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - You wanted to know "How do you deal with depression?" asked a student in Gregg Thompson's sixth-grade social studies class at Woodlands Middle School in Gurnee. Sadness,...
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The origins of the Latin languageNov 15, 2015 10:00 pm - You wanted to know “Why do most languages stem from Latin?” asked a student in Gregg Thompson's sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee. Nea...
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Was math invented or discovered?Nov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - "Why was math invented? How was it invented?," asked a student at the Schaumburg Township District Library's Summer Science program. Steve Condie, math teacher at the Il...