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How much money would have be lying on the sidewalk for Bill Gates to decide to bend over and grab it? For me, it's a penny.

The film is largely forgotten today, apart from one notorious bit of trivia about its title. Krakatoa, the site of a cataclysmic 1883 volcanic eruption, is actually an island in the Sunda Strait WEST of Java. How could Hollywood screw up such an elementary bit of geography? But, a 1969 New Yorker review claims it was accidental, and discovered too late to change all the publicity materials.
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The Channel Islands of Guernsey (Guernsey, Herm, Sark, Alderney and Lihou) were under German occupation during World War II from 1940 to liberation in 1945. Known as 'Hitler's Island Madness' the Channel Islands became the most fortified place in the world.

Wall Street was first developed in the 17th century as it was a boundary of a settlement known as New Amsterdam. It was actually a wall that was built to protect the area from English colonial settlers. Within a few short years the planks and picket fences that had formed the wall had been replaced by a wall that was 12 feet tall and designed to keep out the Native American tribes.

Artful Dodging: Answering a different question than the one that was asked-not quite a lie, but an evasion. When you've seen it: Nearly all political debates feature at least one dodge, also known as a ''pivot.'' In one Republican primary debate, Trump was asked, ''Do you still believe President Bush should have been impeached?'-to which his response started, ''First of all, I have to say, as a businessman I get along with everybody. I have business all over the world.''

Thanksgiving can mean quite a bit of stress if you’re the one hosting dinner. And, yes, years ago we actually had a fire in our oven !

A Look at a Day Which Would Live in Infamy. In the hours before Pearl Harbor, Washington Post articles spoke of the failing negotiations between the U.S. and Japan. Read about the articles and President Roosevelt's dramatic move to prevent war. See his ''Date Which Will Live in Infamy'' speech and related articles.

Technology is developing at a fast pace, and the consumer world doesn't wait around. It seems like there is a new product every day. Phones become too old after a couple of years on the market; sometimes you can't even buy devices that are compatible with them. All of their functions are now combined in smartphones. In just a few years they have eliminated the use of the Walkman, the video recorder, and even the DVD player.

Mount Tambora, a volcano on Sumbawa Island in present-day Indonesia, erupted in April 1815. It was the most destructive explosion on Earth in the past 10,000 years. 10,000 people living on the island were killed in the eruption . News of this event traveled slowly because it occurred before the invention of the telegraph. For this reason, this eruption is less well known compared to the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa between Java and Sumatra in present-day Indonesia, despite being 10 times more powerful.

James the Just was not only Jesus’ younger brother, but also his successor as leader of the first Christians. If Christianity had built its church on this rock, the world would be a different place today. Read here the forgotten story of a man whose memory was deliberately erased by the Church.

Could a Great White shark kill an Orca (Killer Whale)? https://thedailyjaws.com/blog/could-a-great-white-shark-kill-an-orca-killer-whale

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. Their first winter was devastating, but the following fall the harvest was a bountiful one, and the first Thanksgiving was held.

If you think you understand a topic, try explaining it to someone. This may prove you don't know as much about it as you thought. How Leap Year works is a lot more complicated than you think.

I find Amazon a great place to buy what I need, and sometimes the product is so good (or bad) that when Amazon asks, I'll write a review.

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In 1956, a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh. Despite many searches, no one has ever found the plane.

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Have you ever wondered how you would look if you were a yellow character like the ones you see on TV?

This is the story of the only successful overthrow of a domestic government in American history. Once generally referred to as a ''riot'', the events of 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina are now more widely understood to have been a massacre of its African American citizens, and the overthrow of an elected government.

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Uncle Jay had a unique and entertaining way of making today's news comprehensible to the innocent, the ignorant and the immature. Also children. Jay kept it simple, so even the famous people he talked about could follow along.

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''Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit,'' a tradition uttered on the first day of the month to bring forth positive luck, has a captivating past. It is believed that if one utters those words prior to any other on the very first day of a fresh month then good luck would prevail during the next thirty days.

Best of Veep Thoughts With Kamala Harris (Thanks for the Memories)

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The Battle of Mobile Bay is perhaps most famous for Admiral Farragut's immortal words, ''Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!'' When Farragut's flagship, the USS Hartford, faced a line of torpedoes (naval mines) as they sailed into the bay, he understood the risks but chose to press forward.

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, houses five world-class museums, all under one roof. Dedicated to the American West, its history, art, Native American heritage, the natural science of Yellowstone, and the development of the firearm are on display. Find your true West at the Center of the West.

Museums hold some of humanity's most cherished treasures, so it's not surprising that the most famous museums around the world host millions of visitors each year. Here are the 20 most popular museums in the world.

My wife and I traveled the country for about 10 years in our motorhome. It was a wonderful part of my life. From 2021: Buffalo Gap National Grasslands

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