Verne J. Troyer (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor and stunt performer. He is notable for his height of 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m), the result of cartilage-hair hypoplasia dwarfism, making him one of the shortest men in the world.…
Verne J. Troyer (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor and stunt performer. He is notable for his height of 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m), the result of cartilage-hair hypoplasia dwarfism, making him one of the shortest men in the world.…
Juan Cespedes Uribe Tena (born March 22, 1979) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He stands 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighs 235 pounds (107 kg). He has also played in…
Fourteen people, including nine associated with the governing body of world football, FIFA, were indicted in May 2015 in connection with an investigation by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering that has…
Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 â 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent film era. Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona “the Tramp”…
Richard John “Rick” Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is an American attorney and Republican Party politician. He served as a United States Senator representing Pennsylvania (1995â2007) and was the Senate’s third-ranking Republican (2001â07). He ran as a candidate for the…
In alternating current (AC), the flow of electric charge periodically reverses direction, whereas in direct current (DC, also dc), the flow of electric charge is only in one direction. The abbreviations AC and DC are often used to mean simply…
America’s Got Talent (sometimes abbreviated as AGT) is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other…
KHOU, virtual channel and VHF digital channel 11, is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Houston, Texas, United States. The station is owned by the Gannett Company, which will be renamed to TEGNA in mid-2015. KHOU maintains studio facilities located…
Point Break is a 1991 American action crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The title refers to the surfing term point break, where a wave breaks as it hits a…
Mary Ellen Mark (March 20, 1940 â May 25, 2015) was an American photographer known for her photojournalism, portraiture, and advertising photography. She had 18 collections of her work published, including Streetwise and Ward 81, and has been exhibited at…