No Anthony, Abraham Lincoln ran on the National Unity ticket for his second term, not as a Republican. His running mate was Andrew Johnson who had been a Democrat.
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Who was Jakob Ammann? He was the Swiss fellow who founded the Amish movement. He never made it to Pennsylvania, though.
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Tarzan Inspired Jane Goodall — Jane Goodall was inspired to her life as naturalist by Tarzan stories. She has said she would have been a much better wife to the ape man than the fictional Jane.
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Roman Colosseum Jewish Slaves — The Roman Colosseum has not a noble history. Its construction was funded by loot from the Jewish Temple taken after the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Many Jewish slaves were used to build it and thousands of Christians were martyred there in public exhibitions before large crowds.
The average attendance is estimated at 65,000.
The name comes from a colossal statue of the not-so-nice Emperor Nero that was nearby and was coined in the Middle Ages.
The Romans called it Amphitheatrum Flavium.
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The longest Wikipedia biography is that of Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst. It lists the thousands of asteroids that he discovered.
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John Hurt is the actor who has died the most on screen meeting his demise in 43 movies and TV shows. He is followed by Bela Lugosi who died 36 times. Sean Bean has the highest death per film ratio, though, at .32.
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What do The Professor from Gilligan’s Island and Curly from City Slickers have in common? The actors who played them — Russell Johnson and Jack Palance — were born in Luzerne County, Pa.
Both also served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. It was The Professor, though, that got the Purple Heart.
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Japanese vs Chinese — Japanese and Chinese have different linguist roots, at least as spoken. Japanese writing is based on Chinese.
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Microwaving Better — You’re better off microwaving your broccoli than boiling it.
Or stir frying it.
At least that’s what the government found when it measured nutrient loss using common cooking methods.
For the record, steaming was the best method with regard to keeping the good stuff.
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The Great Snow of 1717 dropped 3 to 5 feet of the white stuff on Boston with some drifts reaching 25 feet.