Aviva Directory
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| A Siberian Mystery |
| On June 30th 1908, there was an explosion in central Siberia. That fact alone may not seem particularly remarkable, but when other aspects of the explosion are taken into consideration, you may wonder how an event so big on a global scale could remain a total mystery, even to this day. |
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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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| Mayan Chocolateers and Other Chocolate Facts |
| Chocolate could well be called the food of gods and kings. Early Mayan writings record pictures of gods with cacao pods and bowls of cacao beans. Elite members of upper Mayan society had ornately carved vessels depicting these same cacao pods. |
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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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