Aviva Directory
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| Photo Retouching Photoshop Tutorials |
| Learn how to retouch a band photograph, create a spotted Easter egg, and create a ruined wall effect. |
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| History & Genealogy |
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
| Railways were first used in England during the 17th century, and American saw its first railway built in 1764 in Lewiston, New York, for use by military. In 1809, John Thompson made the first survey map in America. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| More Fabulous Facts |
| 1. The Bay of Biscay is bordered by France and Spain. 2. There are 42 U.S. gallons in a barrel of oil. 3. Titusville Pennsylvania is home to the first oil well in the world. 4. Smokey Bear (known by most as Smokey the Bear) made his debut in 1944. |
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| Radio |
| We all learned in school, if we were paying attention, that Guglielmo Marconi was the inventor of the radio in 1895 and patented it the next year. But Mr. Marconi did not just wake up one morning and realize he knew how to make a machine that would transmit a voice. No, of course not. |
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