Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Radio |
| We all learned in school, if we were paying attention, that Guglielmo Marconi was the inventor of the radio in 1895 and patented it the next year. But Mr. Marconi did not just wake up one morning and realize he knew how to make a machine that would transmit a voice. No, of course not. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Fascinating Facts About Komodo Dragons |
| Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world and belong to the family of monitor lizards. They live in Africa, Asia and Australia, but perhaps most famously on the island of Komodo in Indonesia where a national park has been created for its protection. |
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| The Path to Knighthood |
| The king or lord was the highest figure on the social scale in medieval times and right behind him come the knight. At the age of seven, boys left home to live in the lord’s house. Here, the boy became a Page and was cared for by the women who ran the lord’s manor. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| 26 Delicious Facts about Milkshakes |
| Some are thick. Some are thin. Most are yummy. Milkshakes are the popular drink of ice cream, milk, and select flavoring. However, they did not always look the way they do today. There are many interesting facts and an even more intriguing history that can be learned about milkshakes. |
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