ENCARTA FACTS AND NEWS: MAY 2000 IN THIS ISSUE: *Encarta Puzzler: Doubly Landlocked *Did You Know... ? *Biography Brief: What Famous Explorer Rescued His Own Expedition? *Special Report: The Future of the Computer *Pick of the Web: Scottish Clans & Families (and other sites) *Encarta Newsletter Survey Results *Encarta Marketplace: Free Upgrade Welcome to Encarta News. This monthly newsletter highlights the latest information available at the Encarta Online Web site and helps you get the most from Encarta CD-ROM and DVD-ROM products. ****************************************************************** ENCARTA PUZZLER: DOUBLY-LANDLOCKED ****************************************************************** Can you name the world’s only two doubly-landlocked countries? (Doubly landlocked means that not only are these countries landlocked, but so is every country that borders them.) *Find the solution at the end of this newsletter. Find more intriguing facts and fun at the Encarta Learning Zone: http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/encnews/elzfun.asp AOL users <A HREF="http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/encnews/elzfun.asp"> click here. </A> ****************************************************************** DID YOU KNOW... ? ****************************************************************** The planet Uranus was originally called George. The astronomer who discovered Uranus, Sir William Herschel, named it in honor of British King George III. Other astronomers preferred the name we use now. *Learn more about Uranus: http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/encnews/uranus.asp AOL users <A HREF="http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/encnews/uranus.asp"> click here. </A> The smallest primate is the Pygmy Mouse Lemur from Madagascar. They weigh just 30 g and are only about 20 cm long, tail included. *Learn more about primates: http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/encnews/btk.asp AOL users <A HREF="http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/encnews/btk.asp"> click here. </A> Legendary Western outlaw Billy the Kid was born in New York City. *Learn more about Billy the Kid: http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/encnews/btk.asp AOL users <A HREF="http://encarta.msn.com/teleport/encnews/btk.asp"> click here. </A> ****************************************************************** BIOGRAPHY BRIEF: WHAT FAMOUS EXPLORER RESCUED HIS OWN EXPEDITION? ****************************************************************** In August 1914, this British explorer and his crew of 27 men set sail from England with the goal of leading an expedition across the frozen continent of Antarctica. When the expedition’s ship, the Endurance, became trapped in ice and sank, this intrepid explorer and five handpicked companions set sail in a 7-m (23-ft) boat for South Georgia, a collection of islands located East of southern South America. Sixteen days later they arrived, and several months later they rescued the remainder of the expedition. Not a single member of the expedition was lost. Who was this remarkable explorer? His name is Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton. On May 10, 1916, Shackleton and his five companions arrived on South Georgia. 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