Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Gold Rush |
| "Gold! Gold! Gold in the American River!" James Marshall, an American carpenter and sawmill operator, discovered gold on January 24, 1848 in the American River at Sutter's Mill in Northern California. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Ten Unusual Prime Numbers |
| Prime numbers are integers that have no divisors except themselves and one. The sequence of primes begins 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, … and there are infinitely many. Below are ten examples of prime numbers that have unusual properties that you will not learn about in school. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Fascinating Facts about the Japanese Geisha |
| The world of the Japanese Geisha is mysterious as it is glamorous. Recent books like Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha are returning this pleasure girl to a popularity she has not enjoyed since World War II. The following article chronicles the history of this illustrious group of women. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Accidental Discoveries: The True Stories Behind Five of Our Favorite Products |
| Not all of the world's most brilliant innovations were intentional. In many cases, an accident or mistake led to some creative thinking, which eventually became a new, hot product. Such is the case with these products. |
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