Odd Facts on Items and Places From History and Travel
A collage of snippets notes diverse facts. It mentions leather bound ODD FACTS plates, Turkish and Chinese cymbals, Tegucigalpa Honduras at 2,250 feet, routes linking capitals by air, Britain’s Changing of the Guard resuming, ancient Alexandria as a naval base by Alexander the Great, and the existence of 55 American Indian languages and dialects.
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Turkey
China
Tegueigalpa
Honduras
Evel
North
South
Middle America
Alexandria
Egypt
Alexander the Great
Persia
Tennessee university birth of a named institution
A fragmented historical note traces the university's evolution from its 1704 founding as a college to later renamings in 1807 and 1840, culminating in its current title. It mentions evolving titles and key dates in the institution's naming history.
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University
Quirky 1945 Motion Picture Hester and Latin Origin Note
Fragmentary note outlines a 1945 motion picture term hester and claims a Latin origin for a name linked to Tegucigalpa and Hon aurawana. It mentions a quince from Perging and a misread Separated from Cryptoano. The readable text is sparse and speculative.
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