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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The set of playing cards as we know it today was invented by the French in 1480. The images of peasants, women and men date all the way back to the 15th century. The joker, however, was invented in America.
Barnum Brown is often considered one of the greatest dinosaur hunters of the 19th and 20th centuries. He discovered the first Tyrannosaurus Rex! It is displayed in the American Museum of Natural History.
The US Virgin Islands also celebrate “Hurricane Thanksgiving”, to say thank you for surviving the hurricane season.
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The set of playing cards as we know it today was invented by the French in 1480. The images of peasants, women and men date all the way back to the 15th century. The joker, however, was invented in America.
Barnum Brown is often considered one of the greatest dinosaur hunters of the 19th and 20th centuries. He discovered the first Tyrannosaurus Rex! It is displayed in the American Museum of Natural History.
The US Virgin Islands also celebrate “Hurricane Thanksgiving”, to say thank you for surviving the hurricane season.
Some Japanese specialties are risky business! Fugu, or pufferfish, must be prepared by chefs who have trained for at least 3 years, as the animal contains high levels of the poison tetrodotoxin. In fact, it is so poisonous (200 times more deadly than cyanide, and with no known antidote) that it is the one dish the Emperor of Japan is forbidden from eating.
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