50 Interesting Facts About . . . Mars 1. The Egyptians gave Mars its first recorded name: Har dècher (“The red one”). The Babylonians called it Nergal (“Star of death”). The Greeks and Romans named the planet after their respective gods of war‚ Ares and Mars. The Hebrews called it Ma’adim‚ or “One who blushes.” Many ancient people believed the reddish color came from actual blood on the planet.f 2. The month of March is named after Mars.a 3. The symbol for Mars looks like a shield and a spear
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FAST FACTS ABOUT SHIPROCK • Elevation: 7‚177 feet (2‚188 meters) • Prominence: 1‚583 feet (482 meters) • Location: Navajo Nation‚ San Juan County‚ New Mexico. • Coordinates: 36.6875 N / -108.83639 W • First Ascent: First ascent in 1939 by David Brower‚ Raffi Bedayn‚ Bestor Robinson‚ and John Dyer. Fast Facts: Shiprock is a dramatic 7‚177-foot-high (2‚188-meter) rock mountain located in northwestern New Mexico about 20 miles southwest of the town of Shiprock. Shiprock is on Navajo Nation land
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More than 350 Japanese planes attacked 33 American warships. 170 aircraft destroyed and three ships were destroyed and 16 were damaged. 3000 Americans lost their lives 68 of which were civilians. On the Japanese side of the war was 29 aircraft‚ five midget submarines‚ and 130 service personnel all of which were killed in the line of duty. Interesting facts: Pearl Harbor is approximately 20 acres or 15 football fields wide. Every day the USS arizona leaks 9 quarts of fuel
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-Daniel Defoe‚ first novelist (as we know them today)‚ invented modern journalism. -John Dryden‚ writer of great satire‚ was Jonathan Swift’s cousin. -I didn’t know Dickens was an actor (and accomplished at that)…I don’t really know much about him‚ actually -George Eliot was a pseudonym for a woman (Mary Ann Evans). -Skiing was popularized in Switzerland by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. -James Joyce was terrified of thunder & lightning. -Jerome David Salinger’s ex-girlfriend was Oona
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Each September the entire village population spend five days creating this snowball and each year they attempt to break the previous year’s record. Polar Bears &Penguins: Everybody knows there are polar bears & penguines in Finland.In fact Finland is home to the world’s largest polar bear habitat‚ and second largest penguin habitat. While penguins are only found on Finland’s Arctic Coast‚ polar bears can be found all over Finland‚ even in Southern Finland during the winter.An intersting
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From the editors of NaturalNews.com Amazing 25 FOOD Startling things you never knew about the stuff you swallow. Mike AdAMS & dAvid Guiterrez Truth Publishing International‚ Ltd P. O. Box 29-99 Taichung‚ Taichung City 40899 Taiwan Facts About All information contained in this book is copyright © 2011 by Truth Publishing‚ Inc. All rights reserved. All information contained in this publication may not be copied‚ published‚ distributed‚ broadcast‚ posted on the internet‚ or otherwise
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Fast Food VS You At least 20% of Americans suffer from a possibly fatal disease if not taken care of properly. This disease is happening nation wide and according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in the last 20 years they have seen a dramatic increase. This disease that is affecting children ranging all the way to adults is called obesity and has recently been taking over mainstream media. When it comes to the topic of obesity‚ most of us will readily agree that Americans have
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consultant and I will be giving advice to Mr Johnson who wants to open up a fast food restaurant in a large urban area of South London where he lives. I’ll have to outline the types of information he might need and produce a research plan which should include: • The research objectives and what areas the research will cover • What research methods he could use • Which existing sources of secondary information he might use • What new primary data he needs to collect‚ and • Design a questionnaire
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weekend out‚ and a super spot to get hitched. Vegas is a lot of things—flashy‚ exciting‚ and scandalous‚ just to name a few. There is one thing Las Vegas is not‚ though. Las Vegas is not a family friendly city. If the infamous slogan of Sin City‚ “what happens in Vegas‚ stays in Vegas‚” does not already say enough‚ Las Vegas is the worst destination for a family vacation‚ as it fails to provide a relaxing‚ stress-free environment that all members of the family can enjoy. Instead of feeling relaxed
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3 Reasons why fast food is bad for you Eating too much fast food is considered to be a leading cause of obesity‚ hypertension‚ and heart disease. Fast food restaurants are popular because they serve tasty convenient foods for a reasonable price. Many people visit these restaurants frequently to eat their main meals. They don’t realize that these type of food items are bad for health. Here are some reasons why fast food is bad for your health. Fast food contain more calories. Majority of
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