Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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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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| Never Another Katrina: How Hurricanes are Named |
| The official naming of hurricanes started in 1953, when the US National Hurricane Centre created lists of women’s names with which to tag the fierce storms that raged over the Atlantic. |
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| The History of Blackjack |
| The origin of blackjack, also known as twenty-one, can only be guessed at with quite a bit of speculation. Card games were quite the rage in France; and Frenchmen played many different games, as a source of social entertainment. |
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| Feline Facts and Cat Trivia |
| Contrary to popular belief, dreaming of a black cat is said to bring good luck. Ailurophilia is the love of cats. Did you know a cat cannot see the area immediately below its nose? And while humans have unique fingerprints, cats have unique nose pad prints. |
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