Each September the entire village population spend five days creating this snowball and each year they attempt to break the previous year’s record. Polar Bears &Penguins: Everybody knows there are polar bears & penguines in Finland.In fact Finland is home to the world’s largest polar bear habitat‚ and second largest penguin habitat. While penguins are only found on Finland’s Arctic Coast‚ polar bears can be found all over Finland‚ even in Southern Finland during the winter.An intersting
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-Daniel Defoe‚ first novelist (as we know them today)‚ invented modern journalism. -John Dryden‚ writer of great satire‚ was Jonathan Swift’s cousin. -I didn’t know Dickens was an actor (and accomplished at that)…I don’t really know much about him‚ actually -George Eliot was a pseudonym for a woman (Mary Ann Evans). -Skiing was popularized in Switzerland by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. -James Joyce was terrified of thunder & lightning. -Jerome David Salinger’s ex-girlfriend was Oona
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Interesting facts about South Korea. Interested to learn some fun facts about South Korea? 1.The number “4″ is considered extremely unlucky‚ to the point where most buildings in Korea do not have a 4th floor. This is actually true in many parts of Asia because the number four is a homonym with the word death in Chinese. For this reason‚ many countries in Asia consider the number to be extremely unlucky. So much so that many hotels skip the fourth floor. 2. In Seoul‚ Taxi’s are color coded.
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Interesting Facts about Henry VIII Interesting Facts about Henry VIII The Tudors encompass one of the most exciting periods in English History. The dynasty of the Tudors include Kings and Queens such as King Henry VIII and his daughters. Interesting Facts about Henry VIII Looking for fast and interesting facts about King Henry VIII? Check out these fast‚ interesting‚ important and even little known facts about the famous King of England - the Great King Henry VIII of England * Fact 1 - King
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50 Interesting Facts About . . . Mars 1. The Egyptians gave Mars its first recorded name: Har dècher (“The red one”). The Babylonians called it Nergal (“Star of death”). The Greeks and Romans named the planet after their respective gods of war‚ Ares and Mars. The Hebrews called it Ma’adim‚ or “One who blushes.” Many ancient people believed the reddish color came from actual blood on the planet.f 2. The month of March is named after Mars.a 3. The symbol for Mars looks like a shield and a spear
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Lindsay Chandler Mr. Langford English 15- Section 86 2 October 2012 Sin City ≠ Small Children The lights‚ the shows‚ the money; welcome to Las Vegas‚ Sin City. It is the perfect destination for bachelor parties—as portrayed in the wildly popular comedy‚ The Hangover. It is an ideal getaway for young couples‚ the perfect place for a girls’ weekend out‚ and a super spot to get hitched. Vegas is a lot of things—flashy‚ exciting‚ and scandalous‚ just to name a few. There is one thing Las Vegas is not
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616 6/12/10 Rain forest Biome The average rain fall a rain forest receives is 50 to 260 inches yearly (125-660 centimeters). Rain forest belongs in a wet climate. Its temperature does not go higher than 93 degrees (34 degrees Celsius) or drop below 68 degrees (20 degrees Celsius). The rain forests average humidity is 77%-88%. Almost all rain forests are near the equator. Half of all plant and animal species are in the rain forest. Tropical rain forests produce 40% of earth’s oxygen
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NAME:_________________ HOUR:________ BIOMES TEST ***(you may use your OWN notes….staple them to your test when you are done!!!) TRUE OR FALSE. Answer each of the questions T or F. CORRECT the FALSE statements to make them TRUE!!! T F Large amounts of original grasslands still exist in North America. T F Some of the world’s fastest predators are found in the Taiga. T F Burrowing animals would be common in the Grasslands. T F Grasses are the major plant type of the
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Pakistan and what the trends portend. Examining the holistic Aviation domain peculiarities‚ the analysis also reveals interesting idiosyncrasies and a few unique phenomena in the social‚ behavioral‚ cultural‚ environmental and financial aspects associated with aviation business at micro and macro levels. To clarify common ambiguities‚ the paper endeavors to highlight not so well known facts‚ unveils a few myths‚ and explains some terminologies including the difference between Aviation‚ Aeronautics‚
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were destroyed and 16 were damaged. 3000 Americans lost their lives 68 of which were civilians. On the Japanese side of the war was 29 aircraft‚ five midget submarines‚ and 130 service personnel all of which were killed in the line of duty. Interesting facts: Pearl Harbor is approximately 20 acres or 15 football fields wide. Every day the USS arizona leaks 9 quarts of fuel and people of hawaii say that the Arizona is still bleeding. There were 24 U.S. battleships in Pearl Harbor that morning. Thirteen
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