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May 13, 2008

The Flutie Effect proved?

Colleges get more applicants when their sports teams win championships. But are they better students?

Dance revolution in the gym

The modern physical education regimen looks nothing like your old P.E. class. What happened to dodgeball?

Exercise your brain

Stay sharp and have fun while you're at it. Enjoy the Encarta Coffee Break page.

Encarta Election Guide 2008

Election Guide Feature Story:
How do you tell a Democrat from a Republican?

Other Election Guide features include a presidential IQ quiz, famous debate smackdowns and more. Be an informed voter!

Quiz of the Day

Do mothers really know best?
Find out with this quiz.

On This Day

On this day in 1607, settlers founded Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America.
What else happened?

Top Education Headlines

Degrees that pay big

College credit for experience?

Strategy for the GMAT

A summer planning guide for parents

Are kids stressed out?

The best degree you've never heard of

Coffee Break

Recharge your brain with a heady brew of Encarta's best...

Quizzes | Top 10 Lists | Bill Nye the Science Guy | Columns

Coffee Break: Get a double shot of brainy fun.

Mystery Picture

What is this?
Find out.

Did You Know?

In 1938, a radio version of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds was broadcast. It was so realistic that thousands of listeners believed that an actual alien attack was taking place.
Keep learning on MSN Encarta.

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