Many people know author and illustrator H. A. Rey through a literary acquaintance with a mischievous monkey known as Curious George. Less well known is the fact that Rey loved astronomy and authored two books to introduce young people to the joys of stargazing.
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Pumpkins are a type of squash. They grow on a vine and come in many varieties and sizes, buy why are they orange?
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A helicopter helps control a fire in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (Image credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2009).
Virtually everyone knows the Wright brothers constructed the first successful airplane, but did you know the first working helicopter was created by Igor Sikorsky? Its initial flight occurred on September 14, 1939.
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