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Tuesday, May 14
They say that close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. So, that made us wonder how horseshoes works. If your horseshoe connects, that's a ringer. You get three points. If it leans against the stake, that's a leaner, worth one point. …Read more.
Monday, May 13
Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote a series of books set on Darkover, an ice-age planet orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman. She also wrote a feminist version of the Arthurian legend called "The Mists of Avalon." Interestingly, she …Read more.
Saturday, May 11
George Read was the only person to vote against the Declaration of Independence. The Delaware representative was a moderate who hoped to negotiate a settlement with Britain. Since Delaware's Thomas McKean voted in favour, Caesar Rodney had to ride …Read more.
Friday, May 10
Ghana used to be called the Gold Coast, back when it was a British colony. It was called that, you'll be shocked to learn, because they region was littered with gold. However, nationalists liked Kwame Nkrumah felt the name belittled them, defining …Read more.
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Monday, March 4You know how Europeans like to insist that only champagne from the Champagne region of France is real champagne? Well, the Greek island of Lesbos decided that they were the only true Lesbians, and wanted to ban the word. They were especially worked up over the name of a group called the Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece. The islanders lost.
Winnipeg and Fargo are on the river with this colorful name. Hanoi is an Asian river with that same name.
A) Black River B) Blue River C) Red River D) Yellow River
Previous answer: Samuel Morse was quoting that Bible verse.
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