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what is an isosceles triangle
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What Is an Isosceles Triangle?

What Is an Isosceles Triangle? An isosceles triangle has two equal angles (and two equal sides). The angles can vary, as long as two are equ

what are icebergs
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What Are Icebergs?

What Are Icebergs? An iceberg is a mountain of ice floating in the sea. It was once part of a glacier. In many places glaciers flow right do

what is tombstoning
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What Is Tombstoning?

Tombstoning is the act of jumping in a straight vertical posture into the sea or other body of water from a high jumping platform, such as a

what is a carpenter bee
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What Is a Carpenter Bee?

Carpenter bees are solitary bees that build their nests in wood. The female carpenter bee digs a tunnel in a log or other dry wood with her