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| It’s All Greek to Me: Facts about Greece |
| Greece is a fascinating country. It has been home to the classic ancient Greek city-states of Athens, Sparta, and Corinth. It has been part of the Eastern Roman Empire, otherwise known as the Byzantium Empire, as well as to the Ottoman Empire. |
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| Facts About Australia’s Great Barrier Reef |
| The Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 2000 kilometers along the coast of Queensland, Australia. Captain James Cook is the first European to discover the reef. The reef was named by Matthew Flinders in 1802 while her was exploring northern Queensland. |
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| More to the Tooth Fairy Than Meets the Eye |
| 1. In France, children have their “tooth mouse” which apparently was based on a fairy tale. It seems that a good queen needs a little help defeating an evil king and a fairy comes by to help. She changes into a mouse and knocks out all of his teeth. |
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| 15 Fun Facts about Animal Crackers |
| 1. Even though they are commonly just called ˜animal crackers', their actual name is really ˜Barnum's Animals Crackers'. The latter is a little more difficult to say (especially with the ˜s' on animals) so I can see why we've resorted to the shorter version. |
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