Aviva Directory
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| Interesting Facts about Beijing |
| Beijing, or the northern capital as it has been termed, has been on the historic map for about a half million years when Peking Man once lived in the caves of what is today suburban Beijing. The following text offers a plethora of facts and trivia about one of China’s greatest cities to date. |
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| Aspirin Trivia |
| We all take Aspirin pretty much for granted, but did you know that before Aspirin was available, people used willow bark! They didn’t understand how or why it worked, but chewing on a section of bark did in fact relieve pain. It was even suggested that it should be used during childbirth. |
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| Wisecracking Wit: An Array of Facts about Mark Twain |
| Samuel Langhorne Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, is considered one of America’s foremost writers. His works have influenced generations of writers and classics like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are read in high schools and universities across the country. |
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| Legacies of Plague |
| The Black Death in the Middle ages has left behind a few legacies. Quarantine is derived from the Italian word “quaranti”, meaning “forty”. This came about after Venice decided to fight against the contamination of plague by requiring trading ships to wait a period of forty days. |
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