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A scientist has found a 100 million-year-old bee in the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar. The bee was found trapped in amber, a translucent semiprecious stone that begins as a sticky tree resin that entombs and preserves insects and other small organisms. The bee is approximately 40 million years older than previously discovered bees. Its discovery could help explain the quick expansion and diversity of flowering plants during that time frame.

DEFINITION: (noun) Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense. SYNONYMS: rigamarole. USAGE: Now I want to know what that rigmarole you told me this morning meant.

Chiang Kai-shek was an influential Chinese Nationalist leader of the 20th century. During the Chinese Civil War of 1927-1949, he led the conservative Kuomintang (KMT) party in an attempt to eradicate the Chinese Communists. He ultimately failed, and his government was forced to retreat to Taiwan, where he continued serving as the President of the Republic of China and Director-General of the KMT for the remainder of his life. He used several names throughout his life; what were they?

The Battle of Britain was the first major German failure in WWII. The Royal Air Force (RAF), outgunned and outmanned, defeated the German Luftwaffe and thwarted Hitler's plan for an amphibious invasion, which he had hoped would put a quick end to the war. The event was not only a testament to the courage of British pilots, but it also marked the first time a major battle was fought entirely in the air. What technology was used for the first time during this battle?

Wiesel is an author, political activist, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. At age 16, he was imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald, where his family perished. After the war, he studied at the Sorbonne and later settled in the US. His extensive works, including his most famous novel, Night, focus on keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive. For years after the war, however, Wiesel refused to write about his experiences. What encounter changed his mind?