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	A SLICE OF HISTORY What�s your favorite pizza? Cheese? Pepperoni? Vegetable? People may disagree about toppings, but almost everyone agrees that pizza is a favorite food. Where and when did people start making pizza? Sink your teeth into our scrumptious article on page 10 of our May 2005 issue. Explore More AboutPizza.com Get fresh pizza facts, recipes, reading suggestions, and more. Guinness World Records How many pounds of flour went into the world�s largest pizza? Find this tasty tidbit and more.


	LIGHTNING STRIKES Lightning packs a punch. It causes about 139 million dollars' worth of damage yearly. It also kills some 70 people and injures 300 others. For years, scientists have been trying to protect people and buildings from lightning. They�ve come up with some electrifying ideas. Read this sizzling story on page 14 of our May 2005 issue. Explore More Glen Phalen, Extreme Weather (National Geographic Reading Expeditions, 2004) Quick Flick: Thunderstorms Lightning flashes. Thunder booms. Why? Explore the answers with Tim (a boy) and Moby (his robot buddy) in this cartoon. National Geographic: Lightning Find electrifying facts and shocking stories from folks who survived being zapped.


	SEEING SPOTS Animal babies are a favorite for zoo visitors. Yet cheetah cubs are rare. The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., just had its first cheetah cubs ever. Animal keeper Jenny Frank talks about life with these furry celebrities. Snuggle up to the cheetah cubs on page 22 of our May 2005 issue. Explore More Carol Kaufman, "Growing Up Cheetah" in National Geographic (January 2005) National Zoo: Meet the Cheetahs These spotted cats are favorites for zoo visitors in Washington, D.C. NG News: Cheetah Conservation Hopes Pinned on �Ambassador� Cat Meet a cool cat that's helping conservation efforts in South Africa. National Geographic: Cheetah Gallery Feast your eyes on these amazing photographs of cheetahs.