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Yes Anthony, print encyclopedias still exist. You can get the 2020 World Book print edition for $999. The 2019 edition goes for half that.
The Encyclopedia Britannica, however, — which started in 1768 and is the longest running English-language encyclopaedia — stopped its print edition in 2010.
Stachel Paige at 59 was the oldest to ever play in the Major Leagues. He pitched three scoreless innings for the Kansas City Athletics against the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 25, 1965 and struck out opposing pitcher Bill Monbouquette.
The common swift may fly 10 months without landing.
No Miranda, Europe’s highest mountain is not in the Alps but in Russia. It’s Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Range with a height of 18,510Â feet.
Stewie, a gray tabby Maine Coon, was 48.5 inches which is a half inch over 4 feet. He died in 2013 but remains the holder of the record for longest cat.
Emus have been known to go for weeks without eating.
Czech Vietnamese — After Slovaks and Ukrainians, Vietnamese are the third largest ethnic minority in the central European nation of the Czech Republic. Vietnamese is one of its 12 officially recognized languages.
There have been 29 baseball players who have appeared in Major League games in four decades.