Washington, D.C. is home to a lot of impressive architecture. Did you know that one of the gargoyles of the National Cathedral is Darth Vader?
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Parts of Louisiana's vibrant and brash city, New Orleans, sit below sea level, so many houses don’t have true basements. Even graves are above ground in beautiful stone structures! The cemeteries are actually very popular tourist attractions, with a lot of the cemeteries offering tours.
The only Indian Test cricketer to be knighted is The Maharajkumar of Vizianagram. He rejected his knighthood in 1947 after India gained independence.
About 1 to 2 percent of the human population has red hair. Redheads have genes to thank for their tresses. Research shows red hair usually results from a mutation in a gene called MC1R, which codes for the melanocortin-1 receptor. The pigment found in red hair that makes it red is called pheomelanin.
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Parts of Louisiana's vibrant and brash city, New Orleans, sit below sea level, so many houses don’t have true basements. Even graves are above ground in beautiful stone structures! The cemeteries are actually very popular tourist attractions, with a lot of the cemeteries offering tours.
The only Indian Test cricketer to be knighted is The Maharajkumar of Vizianagram. He rejected his knighthood in 1947 after India gained independence.
About 1 to 2 percent of the human population has red hair. Redheads have genes to thank for their tresses. Research shows red hair usually results from a mutation in a gene called MC1R, which codes for the melanocortin-1 receptor. The pigment found in red hair that makes it red is called pheomelanin.
Here is an astonishing figure: approximately one-third of all 30-year-old men who are not employed are either in prison or are unemployed ex-prisoners. Ex-prisoners have a difficult time finding jobs in their first several years as free people, with nearly half earning nearly nothing in this time period.
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