Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Galveston, Oh Galveston |
| Founded in 1839, Galveston, Texas was the harbor where Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked in 1528. He and his crew named it Isla de Malhado, which translates to "Isle of Doom." |
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| Facts About Medical Inventions from History |
| Some of the earliest evidence of medical instruments comes from Babylon c.1800 B.C. A surgeon’s use of a bronze knife is referenced in Hammurabi’s Code in which it states that if a patient dies due to the surgeon’s use of the knife, the surgeon’s hand “shall be cut off.” |
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| 10 Interesting Facts about Everything |
| * Your back is always to the sun when you see a rainbow. * If you look closely at the back of a ten dollar bill, you will see a car; it is a 1925 Hupmobile. * Ferrets were domesticated over 500 years before cats. |
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| Galileo |
| Philosopher. Scientist. Heretic. All of these words describe the man who was arguably one of the most famous men of the 17th century and a central figure in the scientific revolution of that century, Galileo Galilei. |
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