5 May 2008 Helen of Troy: Fact vs. Fiction Together‚ in the spur of the moment‚ they ran. The walls they enclosed themselves in‚ along with all of Troy‚ protected them as the ships launched and war erupted. Helen of Troy ’s story of love and deceit inspired authors‚ such as Homer and Tisias‚ to write about the war caused by one woman and her act of betrayal towards her husband. As history goes and passes‚ questions arise as to whom exactly was Helen of Troy‚ and was she even real. Is the story
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Facts – Little Louie 1. Unemployed 2. Dates Wild Wanda 3. Plans to rob a bank with Billy Bad Boy and Vinnie Bagadonuts. 4. Knows a gun collector named Smith 5. Breaks into Smith’s house 6. Breaks into the gun locker and steals couple of handguns‚ sawed-off shotgun‚ and automatic weapons. 7. Robs the bank 8. In a shootout with the armed guard a bank teller and police officer is shot. 9. Runs from the police officers. 10. Breaks into Smokey’s house. Little Louie 1. Conspiracy
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mind‚ it is hard for us to know why it acts a certain way‚ but we can always try to learn. Everyone has had a nightmare one time or another maybe when they were a child or even as an adult. But what happens when the nightmares are constant? The fact is that nightmares are more frequent in children than in adults. According to a research done by Tucker Shaw‚ approximately 50% of the adult population have no nightmares. The rest only remember one or two per year. 5 to 10% remember nightmares
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Each year‚ more than a hundred million animals are tested on. Of those hundred million‚ 95% of them are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act (11 Facts About Animal Testing). This act is meant to protect animals by setting standards of care that animals must be provided‚ which includes: housing‚ handling‚ sanitation‚ food‚ water‚ veterinary care‚ and protection from extreme weather conditions. Even animals that are protected‚ suffer from abuse and torture. Most of the animals used in testing are
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King Arthur Facts 1. King Arthurs nickname as a child was “Wart” which was derived from ’Art’‚ short for ’Arthur’. 2. Arthur never called himself a king. 3. Arthur loved his dog. 4. There is still a great debate as to whether Arthur existed or is just a myth. 5. Some of the descendants of Arthur have put together a plausible family tree. 6. The round table is an important element of the King Arthur legend. 7. Since Arthur didn’t consider himself a king or supreme being‚ he did not want to
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Fact Sheet: Climate Change in Australia Over Millions of years The Ice Age – The Cryogenian Period (850-630 million years ago) Even though there wasn’t ice everywhere when the ice age occurred‚ Australia and the rest of the continent were majorly affected by ice glaciers (known as bulldozers). Due to the environment being very cold and the outskirts of the glaciers turning into artic deserts‚ glaciers preserved the fossils of various plants and animals. Based on this fossil evidence‚ it is proven
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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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The American Dream: Fact or Fiction We all have our own image of the American dream‚ some being as generic as the next; A dependable car‚ a suburban home with a large front yard‚ children playing outside‚ and the man of the house traveling to work to support the family. Consequently‚ due to all of the hype of the “American Dream” it no longer stands for what it once did. In a New York Times article‚ columnist and “opinionator” Allison Arieff described her opinion on the matter. In her article
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-Chuck Norris sleeps with a night light. Not because Chuck Norris is afraid of the dark‚ but the dark is afraid of Chuck Norris -If Chuck Norris is late‚ time better slow the fuck down. -Chuck Norris thought up some of the funniest Chuck Norris facts ever‚ but he hasn’t submitted them to the site because he doesn’t believe in any form of submission. -If you can see Chuck Norris‚ he can see you. If you can’t see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death. -Chuck Norris frequently donates
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Ryan Lee December 6‚ 2010 1950s Interesting Facts 1950 • 64% of Americans now live in cities • Silly Putty is introduced! • North Korea invades South Korea. Truman orders the U.S. into the war. 3 million soldiers and civilians will be killed or wounded before it ends in 1953. • The Open Kettle‚ a coffee and donut shop in Quincy Mass. is renamed Dunkin’ Donuts. • Diner’s Club becomes the first credit card. 1951 • 20 year old outfielder Willie Mays joins N.Y. Giants
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