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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Trivia & Amazing Facts 17-09-09

  • The word encyclopedia is derived from the Greek enkuklios paideia, meaning "general education."

  • Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by Bayer.

  • Gerald Ford pardoned Robert E. Lee posthumously of all crimes of treason.

  • The sport Lacrosse was initially played by Native American Indians. They played the sport to prepare for war.

  • Women can detect smell better than men.

 

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