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A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island. Some 80 scientists, technicians, students and volunteers from 19 countries surveyed the waters around Panglao island, 390 miles southeast of Manila, from 2004-05, and estimated that 150-250 of the crustaceans and 1,500-2,500 of the mollusks they observed are new species.

DEFINITION: (noun) A written release from an obligation, specifically a receipt indicating payment in full. SYNONYMS: release. USAGE: After years of haggling over debts and money owed, the two men resolved their dispute and drew up an acquittance.

George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth, was an American baseball player and one of the first five players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His ability to hit home runs--at will, according to some--helped turn baseball into the American national pastime in the 1920s and 30s. Arguably the greatest player in the history of the game, two of his records stood for more than 30 years. What is the origin of his nickname, "Babe?"

Situated along busy shipping routes that connect Europe to China, the Port of Singapore is second only to Shanghai's in terms of tonnage handled. In 1819, a British East India Company official made a treaty with the Sultan of Johore, establishing Singapore as a trading post and settlement. Singapore was later made a crown colony in 1867 after a series of territorial expansions and became a self-governing state in 1959. The first records of Singapore's existence refer to the island by what name?

Anna Anderson was the best known of several women claiming to be Grand Duchess Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, believed to have been executed with her family after the Russian Revolution. Anderson first claimed to be Anastasia after a failed suicide attempt in 1920, which led to a protracted court case involving a long line of people who had known the real Anastasia. DNA tests in the 1990s revealed what about the claim's legitimacy?