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| A Ghoulish Plethora of Monster Facts |
| Monsters-both imagined and real-conjure up ghastly images of fangs and cauldrons, murky lakes and fiery caverns, forked tongues and evil eyes. The following facts concern monsters from various cultures around the world. |
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| Jewels of the Orient |
| Jade, pearls, cinnabar and Balinese silver-these materials conjure some of the world’s most exotic and breathtaking jewelry. Formed into a myriad of designs, Oriental jewelry has a style that is reflective of the Far East in both craft and aesthetic. |
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| History of the Jack O’Lantern |
| A brightly lit pumpkin with a ghastly glowing face sits on the porch. It is one of the most well recognized Halloween traditions. However, do you know where this tradition originated? Origin During the 1800′s, immigrants from the Irish Potato Famine brought their use of this lantern. |
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| Ferdinand & World War I |
| World War I was started by an almost insignificant event -- if such an event can be called insignificant. But the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the ignition of the tinder that surrounded the dynamite which turned into World War I. |
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