Odd Facts From The Past In Brief
A collage of curious notes cites chess origins in the Near East Babylon links metal art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and falconry as an ancient sport. Statistics claim one in 15 000 women drivers die in crashes versus one in 1 700 men. A 1938 US radios production share and a note on steel wire for watersprings close the odd facts roundup.
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Near East
Babylon
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Pennsylvania Automobile Club
Sumatra
Celebes
Tennant the Scottish poet and early health notes
A fragmented chronicle mentions Tennant born 1784 crippled from birth with early poetry and teaching, plus a 1866 diabetes death statistic for New York City of vague origin. It also references early wood veneers and a log slicing technique for veneer production, with garbled details.
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Avidiam ‘Tennant
New York City
Cryptoquote puzzle excerpt suggests naval danger theme
Yesterday's Cryptoquote presents mixed gibberish and a line about SAILOR SING THE DANGERS OF THE SEA STEVENS indicating a nautical puzzle. The fragment hints at a quotation or author and includes scattered numbers and letter patterns typical of a cryptogram in a newspaper puzzle section.
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Miessmates
A. Akotitin
Sailor
Stevens
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IND_SKEETER
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Qlay
Felix the Cat
Sam
Scott
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Evie King
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Rome
Ardot
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