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DEFINITION: (noun) A thick and heavy shoe. SYNONYMS: brogan, brogue, work shoe. USAGE: He trotted noisily across the hardwood floors in his clodhoppers.

In 1946, Trygve Lie, a Norwegian politician, became the first UN Secretary General. His role required that he take an active part in a variety of negotiations, and he incurred the enmity of the USSR by supporting UN action in the Korean War. His critics have argued that he was under the influence of a select few in the UN Secretariat and was, at times, blinded by arrogance and stubbornness. What was the impetus for his resignation?

This tunnel is located in the Alps between France and Italy, near Mont Blanc ("white mountain"). It is 7.25 miles (11.6 kilometers) long and 28.2 ft (8.6 meters) wide. It is a major trans-Alpine transport route, particularly for Italy, which relies on the tunnel for shipping as much as one-third of its freight to northern Europe. A disastrous fire lasting two days and reaching temperatures of 1,000° Celsius (1,832°F) killed 39 people there in 1999. What caused the fire?

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

Born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, this Dutch courtesan, dancer, and probable spy went by the stage name Mata Hari. During World War I, she had intimate relationships with many high-ranking French, Russian, and German military officers and government officials. This led to suspicions that she may have been a double agent, in the pay of both France and Germany. On October 15, 1917, she was executed by the French on espionage charges. What does Mata Hari mean in Sanskrit?

Researchers studying the remains of Albertosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Gorgosaurus and Daspletosaurus, concluded that life could be tough for teenaged tyrannosaurs. After surviving a high infant mortality rate, tyrannosaurs were relatively safe between age 2 and sexual maturity. At that stage, their mortality rate shot up to about 23%, possibly as a result of fighting for mates and the stress of laying eggs.