Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
History & Genealogy |
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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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| Sports & Recreation |
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| I Love Lucy Trivia |
| * When Lucille Ball was 15 years old, she quit school to follow her dream of becoming an actress. * When Lucy became pregnant in real life, the producers of the show decided to allow her to become pregnant on the air, which was previously unheard of. |
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| Faith & Spirituality |
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| Why the Amish Live Simply |
| For the past fourteen years, I have lived in Millinocket, Maine, which is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, a 2,200 mile hike from Georgia to Maine, through mostly mountainous terrain. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| The Discovery of Ear Muffs |
| Chester Greenwood was fifteen years old and lived in Farmington, Maine. Now in winter Maine gets mighty cold and Chester had big ears. The cold made them turn white, then red, then blue. |
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