Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Fascinating Facts: Women in Skating |
| * Women have been showing their athletic ability on ice for over 4000 years. * Saint Ludwina is the patron saint of ice skaters. In 1396, she fell and broke her ribs when she was knocked down by her companion. * In the book Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates, the heroine’s name was Kaitlin. |
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| Crop Circles |
| Crop circles are large, usually intricate, patterns caused by the flattening of crops such as barley, corn, rapeseed, or wheat. Although some crop circle researchers claim that there were reported crop circles as early as 815 A.D., there are few details prior to the 1970s. |
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| Odd Town Names |
| Sometimes the founders of a town will give it a name that seems great, but turns out to be just, well, weird. For whatever reason, there are millions of odd town names all over America. Here are some of the weirdest of the weird. Impress your friends (and geography teachers) with your new knowledge. |
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| The History of Macaroni and Cheese |
| Think that you know everything there is to know about the old stand-by ... Macaroni and Cheese? You might be surprised. Even I didn’t know some of this stuff and I’ve been eating it for years. |
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