Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Fantastic Facts about Inventions throughout History |
| From the wheel to the rocket and all the remarkable inventions in between, the following text lists some highlights from the world of inventions. Although not discussed chronologically, these facts are loosely organized by type. |
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| Kissing Under the Mistletoe -What Was That About? |
| The thought of mistletoe has lodged itself in my brain and having some spare time this afternoon, I decided to see what I could find out about the tradition of kissing beneath a few sprigs. |
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| Scarlett’s Secret: The Return of the Corset |
| Flirtatious and pretty Southern belle, Scarlett O’Hara, didn’t really need a secret to attract men. But she prided herself on her 17″ inch waist and Rhett Butler certainly liked it! Scarlett obtained it by urging her nanny, Mammy, to lace her ‘stays’ tighter and tighter. |
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| Year Without a Summer |
| Mount Tambora, a volcano in Sumbawa, Indonesia, erupted several times in the 1800s, but the eruption on April 10, 1815 was so gigantic, it was heard so loudly that many people more than 1,600 miles away initially believed it to be cannon fire and many thought war had broken out. |
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