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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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Tuesday, March 5In "Easy Rider," Peter Fonda played a biker nicknamed Captain America. That's a Marvel Comics superhero. Now, Marvel does have a biker superhero. He's called Ghost Rider. His head is a flaming skull. Long story. And when Ghost Rider got his own movie, Fonda was also in it, playing Mephistopheles. Nicolas Cage, who played Ghost Rider, had to conceal his tattoo during filming, since it depicts Ghost Rider.
What Joy Division singer killed himself and is buried under a tombstone reading, "Love will tear us apart"? A) Howard Devoto B) Ian Curtis C) Robert Smith D) Joe Strummer
Previous answer: There is a Red River in North America and in Asia.
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