Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Fast Facts About Barbie |
| Barbie was first conceived by Ruth Handler, who was inspired by a German doll called “Lilli”. Ruth and her husband, Elliot, joined with a man named Harold Mattson and formed the Mattel toy company, and launched the first Barbie doll in 1958. |
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| Interesting Facts about Shanghai |
| This Chinese coastal city has its infamous roots in the First Opium War dating to 1812 when China suffered defeat and was forced to open several ports for trade with the outer world. Although Shanghai’s past is steeped in notorious back alleys and nefarious characters. |
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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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| 10 Interesting Facts about Everything |
| * Your back is always to the sun when you see a rainbow. * If you look closely at the back of a ten dollar bill, you will see a car; it is a 1925 Hupmobile. * Ferrets were domesticated over 500 years before cats. |
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