Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Hurricane Facts and Figures |
| If you’ve ever wanted to know more about hurricanes, here are some quick facts to get you started. - The World Meteorological Organization is responsible for naming hurricanes. They have a master list of 21 names that are recycled as each set is used up. |
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| Fascinating Facts About Insects |
| Insect antennae are covered by tiny hairs that detect sounds, smells and chemical messages called pheromones. Many dragonflies live near rivers and ponds where they can easily hunt other insects like mosquitoes and small flies. |
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| Fascinating Facts About Explorers |
| One of the earliest peoples to explore the Mediterranean area for trade purposes were the Phoenicians-expert shipbuilders. Between 1100 B.C. and 700 B.C. the Phoenicians had explored the entire Mediterranean; they even sailed into the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar. |
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| First Successful “Temporary Insanity” Plea in the United States |
| US Representative Daniel E. Sickles is the first defendant known to have won an acquittal of a first degree murder charge with a plea of not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. In 1859 he shot and killed Philip Barton Key, the son of composer Francis Scott Key, in broad daylight. |
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