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Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War.
Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century.
John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir.
Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.”
The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey.
The wife of Jiro Horikoshi, who before WWII designed the famed Zero fighter plane for the Japanese military, did not die of tuberculosis as was shown in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises”
Dylan Thomas was a teenager when many of the poems for which he became famous were published, including “And death shall have no dominion”.
“Cnidaria” is the phylum that includes jellyfish. The “C” is silent. I have no idea why the “C” is there, though.
Tartar on your teeth is the same as Cream of Tartar, which is why baking soda neutralizes it, same way it does when making baking powder from the same ingredients.
Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War.
Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century.
John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir.
Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.”
The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey.
The wife of Jiro Horikoshi, who before WWII designed the famed Zero fighter plane for the Japanese military, did not die of tuberculosis as was shown in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises”
Dylan Thomas was a teenager when many of the poems for which he became famous were published, including “And death shall have no dominion”.
“Cnidaria” is the phylum that includes jellyfish. The “C” is silent. I have no idea why the “C” is there, though.
Tartar on your teeth is the same as Cream of Tartar, which is why baking soda neutralizes it, same way it does when making baking powder from the same ingredients.
The title role in the movie “Beetlejuice” was originally offered to Sammy Davis, Jr.
Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War.
Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century.
John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir.
Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.”
The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey.
The wife of Jiro Horikoshi, who before WWII designed the famed Zero fighter plane for the Japanese military, did not die of tuberculosis as was shown in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises”
Dylan Thomas was a teenager when many of the poems for which he became famous were published, including “And death shall have no dominion”.
“Cnidaria” is the phylum that includes jellyfish. The “C” is silent. I have no idea why the “C” is there, though.
Tartar on your teeth is the same as Cream of Tartar, which is why baking soda neutralizes it, same way it does when making baking powder from the same ingredients.
The title role in the movie “Beetlejuice” was originally offered to Sammy Davis, Jr.
The film The Grapes of Wrath was shown in the USSR in 1948 because it showed the plight of people under capitalism, but was soon withdrawn because audiences noticed that, as shown in the film, even poor Americans could afford a car.
Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War.
Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century.
John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir.
Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.”
The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey.
The wife of Jiro Horikoshi, who before WWII designed the famed Zero fighter plane for the Japanese military, did not die of tuberculosis as was shown in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises”
Dylan Thomas was a teenager when many of the poems for which he became famous were published, including “And death shall have no dominion”.
“Cnidaria” is the phylum that includes jellyfish. The “C” is silent. I have no idea why the “C” is there, though.
Tartar on your teeth is the same as Cream of Tartar, which is why baking soda neutralizes it, same way it does when making baking powder from the same ingredients.
The title role in the movie “Beetlejuice” was originally offered to Sammy Davis, Jr.
The film The Grapes of Wrath was shown in the USSR in 1948 because it showed the plight of people under capitalism, but was soon withdrawn because audiences noticed that, as shown in the film, even poor Americans could afford a car.
Poet Walt Whitman and President Lincoln’s aide John Hay knew each other, and Whitman occasionally came to call on Hay in the White House, but there is no record that Whitman, who greatly admired Lincoln, ever actually met the President
Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used in the English Civil War.
Rifling was actually invented in the late 15th century.
John Adams visited Shakespeare’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon with Thomas Jefferson. While there, they chipped off a piece of one of Shakespeare’s chairs as a souvenir.
Late in his reign, King William IV, third son of George III, told the U.S. ambassador at a dinner party that he regretted not being “born a free, independent American, so much did he respect that nation, which had given birth to George Washington, the greatest man that ever lived.”
The Ramones recorded a song called Chop Suey.
The wife of Jiro Horikoshi, who before WWII designed the famed Zero fighter plane for the Japanese military, did not die of tuberculosis as was shown in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises”
Dylan Thomas was a teenager when many of the poems for which he became famous were published, including “And death shall have no dominion”.
“Cnidaria” is the phylum that includes jellyfish. The “C” is silent. I have no idea why the “C” is there, though.
Tartar on your teeth is the same as Cream of Tartar, which is why baking soda neutralizes it, same way it does when making baking powder from the same ingredients.
The title role in the movie “Beetlejuice” was originally offered to Sammy Davis, Jr.
The film The Grapes of Wrath was shown in the USSR in 1948 because it showed the plight of people under capitalism, but was soon withdrawn because audiences noticed that, as shown in the film, even poor Americans could afford a car.
Poet Walt Whitman and President Lincoln’s aide John Hay knew each other, and Whitman occasionally came to call on Hay in the White House, but there is no record that Whitman, who greatly admired Lincoln, ever actually met the President
Condors have bald heads so that no feathers get gunked up when they stick their heads inside their food.
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Colors that you don’t really know what they are.
