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An average car is made out of about 30 000 parts. And only 15% is made by the manufacturer, rest is made by external companies. Boeing 747 has roughly 6 000 000 parts.
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Fettucine Alfredo was invented by Chef Alfredo Di Lelio for his pregnant wife who had morning sickness. The dish made its way to the U.S. after silent-era film stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford ate at the chef’s restaurant during their honeymoon in Rome and asked for the recipe.
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Textbook costs are up more than 1000% since the 1970’s. Publishers claim that new digital technologies drive down those costs. Affordability advocates tend to blame publishers and claim the new technologies are an attempt to maintain a stranglehold on the textbook industry disguised as reform.
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Viganella, a city in Italy where the sun doesn’t rise for three months a year, has a mirror located on a mountain to reflect the sunlight.
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David Ingram, an English sailor who was marooned in Mexico in 1567 and was picked up in Nova Scotia in 1568, claimed to have walked 3,000 miles from Mexico to Canada.
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The first ever politician to use an airplane for election campaigns was Adolf Hitler; which led to much of his early popularity.
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The reason Dalmatians have been historically associated with fire-fighting is because in the days of horse drawn carts, Dalmatians worked exceptionally well with horses and would run ahead of the cart to clear pedestrians and guide the firefighters to fires quickly.
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Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock’s “The Birds”, is the reason why 40% of nail salon technicians in the US are Vietnamese women. While doing humanitarian work in Norcal in the 70’s, she introduced them to nail work, leading many to getting licensed and pass along the skill.
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Autumn is in the air, which means that Halloween will be here before you know it. This holiday is great fun for adults and children alike, making the occasion the perfect excuse to throw a party. Here are five tips to help you to throw the best Halloween party ever! Consider Entertainment While everyone will […]
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