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Post by Paul Hogan on Sept 17, 2007 16:39:13 GMT -5
The pyramids in Egypt contain enough stone and mortar to construct a wall 10 feet high and 5 feet wide running from New York City to Los Angeles.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Sept 19, 2007 16:56:34 GMT -5
There is a town in Sweden called "A" and a town in France called "Y."
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Post by Paul Hogan on Sept 22, 2007 4:28:48 GMT -5
Variations in color in pearls are still a mystery, but some experts believe that high water temperatures contribute a golden cast to some pearls.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Sept 22, 2007 4:35:51 GMT -5
American artist, Charles Wilson Peale named most of his 17 children after famous artists ? including Rembrandt, Titian, Rubens, and Raphael.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Sept 25, 2007 19:32:01 GMT -5
When he was a child, Blaise Pascal once locked himself in his room for several days and would not allow anyone to enter. When he emerged, he had figured out all of Euclid's geometrical propositions totally on his own.
I don't know what Euclid's geometrical propositions are, but is sounds impresive.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Sept 26, 2007 18:52:31 GMT -5
In the 1900 Sears Roebuck company catalog, a piano cost $98.00 - FOB Chicago.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Sept 27, 2007 18:45:08 GMT -5
Sigourney Weaver, whose given name is Susan, found her adopted first name in the book, "The Great Gatsby." Sigourney was a minor character.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Sept 28, 2007 18:03:02 GMT -5
Three-quarters of the galaxies in the universe are spiral galaxies. There are three other types of galaxies: elliptical, irregular, and lenticular.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Oct 1, 2007 17:08:27 GMT -5
Actress Veronica Hamel was the first choice to play Kelly Garrett on TV's Charlie's Angels. Hamel rejected the part, and Breck shampoo model Jaclyn Smith was ultimately hired.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Oct 2, 2007 16:46:48 GMT -5
Only one-fifth of air is oxygen. Most of the rest is nitrogen.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Oct 5, 2007 16:59:09 GMT -5
Theodore Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Oct 5, 2007 17:16:21 GMT -5
According to purist Italian chefs, ingredients that should never appear on an authentic Italian pizza include bell pepper, pepperoni, or chicken.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Nov 8, 2007 17:52:00 GMT -5
Butterflies taste with their hind feet.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Nov 15, 2007 15:37:17 GMT -5
An insect exerts so much energy in one hour of flying that it may lose as much as a third of its total body weight.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Nov 21, 2007 16:25:47 GMT -5
The average 6-month accumulation of barnacles on the hull of a ship can produce enough drag to force the vessel to burn 40 percent more fuel than normal when cruising.
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