Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Parasols |
| “It will be Summer – eventually. Ladies – with parasols - Sauntering Gentlemen – with Canes - And little Girls – with Dolls” Emily Dickinson, the famous poet, wrote these lines in the charming Victorian age when wealthy young ladies often used parasols in summer to protect their delicate skin. |
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| The Facts on Bats |
| Considered to be one of the most beneficial of nature’s creatures, bats make for interesting study. The following shorts are fun facts and trivia about bats. Bats are not rats with wings as they are sometimes described. They are mammals-the only ones that fly. |
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| The History of the Guillotine |
| Pre Guillotine Guillotine type beheading machines were used well before the French Revolution, when they were arguably at their most popular, but nobody can say for definite when or where they were first introduced. |
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| Fast Facts About ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas |
| 1. It seems that no one really seems to know who wrote “Twas the Night Before Christmas” 2. For many years credit for the poem was given to Clement Clarke Moore. It was thought that he wrote the poem for his three daughters in 1822. |
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