Odd Facts From Distant Lands And Time
A collection of brief historical curiosities noting a Central American bird the guan and its chorus, the first European in Nevada Francisco Garces in 1775, the cheetah as the swiftest short distance hunter, Lodz as a prewar Polish textile hub nicknamed the Manchester of Poland, and the Ponte Vecchio in Florence as a famed bridge.
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Central
South America
Nevada
Francisco Garces
California
Sonora
India
Early color schemes in ancient art and Irish government terms
The text notes that ancient Egyptian prisoners wore yellow and birds blue or green, with water blue and men redder than women in frescoes. It mentions a Roman fresco claimed as the oldest painting in the Vatican and defines Ireland's Houses of Government as Dail Eireann and Seanad Eireann.
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The
Vatican
Puzzle Corner Across Clues and Odd Word Fragments
Fragmented puzzle items include crossed clues Hawthorn Suander Aw Syi Fr Bi wa kites ne gomes and references to Anglo Saxon steel etymology from Beowulf. Likely a collage of answer prompts and garbled entries from a puzzle page.
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Hawthorn
Aig
Suander
Syi RE
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brick Brad
Ord
TEL
Queen of
Night
Etta Kett
Muggs and Skeeter Ooo Eeeee
Reggies
Canad
William RI
T and
Clarence Gray
Paul Robinson
Glamour
By Wally Bishop
Eer
Sister Naak
Bali
Les Forgrave
Felix the Cat
Scott
Him
R.j.scott
US4
Riatered
U. S. Patent Office
Stanley
Duge Binner
Stan
Ponte Vecchio
Florence
Noahe
Rus
Mary Deane Moni
Srrisne
House of Representatives
Government of
Eire
Dail Eireann
Senate
Seanad Eireann
Sulphuro
Alo Rha
Sally
Teer Aed
Wron
Ne Gomes Satyis
Sowulf
Dee
Pachi
Daily Crossword
Aes Tenuta
Pen al Tan
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