Odd facts from world of tea snakes and streets
A collection of curious notes lists tea origins for black green and oolong, notes the king cobra as an aggressive snake, credits Julius Caesar with one way streets, cites king cobra diets, mentions Washington’s selection as capital in 1791, defines a deltiologist as a postcard collector, and notes cocaine in the coca plant.
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U. S
India
Ceylon
Netherlands East Indies
British Africa
China
Japan
Formosa
Hamadryad
Julius Caesar
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Dear Noah News Brief From Leavenworth Grapevine
A fragmentary early 20th century note mentions Noan Numsxu and Redman ft Leavenworth and a prompt to send notions to Aaa with a playful reference to a Debug King Fate spent. The readable text hints at a punning column about receiving news straight from the grapevine and reader participation.
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Noah
S.M. Redman
Leavenworth Acan
Aaa
Fate
Ammonia and its salts appear across nature
Free ammonia does not occur in nature but its salts are found in the atmosphere and rain water, in mineral and sea waters, in most plants, and as a product of the decay of nitrogenous organic bodies.
Daily Crossword Fragment and Historical Note
A crossword snippet lists clues such as Breach Guid Scotch Discult Build and More ancient Peak of a cap Behold Covering of false hair Evening poet and more. It also references an all electric torpedo and a discussion of coal reserves in North America and ammonia etymology linked to Zeus Ammon.
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North America
Ammonia
Zeus Ammon
Libya
Upper
Africa
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