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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Poland is home to one of the world’s oldest salt mines. The 800-year-old Wieliczka Salt Mine features chambers, sculptures, and an entire chapel made from rock salt, all 135 meters below the ground. The old mine was still producing salt up until 2007.
Nearly all cards, despite there being almost countless varieties of them, are printed in one location: Kentucky. The United States Playing Card Company has acquired the majority of the brands, so now they’re all printed alongside one another in their enormous facility in this state.
Scrambling letters is just one form of cryptography, the history of which dates back to 1900 BCE. The first evidence of its use was found in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian nobleman. Julius Caesar also used cryptography to send secret messages to his army.
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Poland is home to one of the world’s oldest salt mines. The 800-year-old Wieliczka Salt Mine features chambers, sculptures, and an entire chapel made from rock salt, all 135 meters below the ground. The old mine was still producing salt up until 2007.
Nearly all cards, despite there being almost countless varieties of them, are printed in one location: Kentucky. The United States Playing Card Company has acquired the majority of the brands, so now they’re all printed alongside one another in their enormous facility in this state.
Scrambling letters is just one form of cryptography, the history of which dates back to 1900 BCE. The first evidence of its use was found in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian nobleman. Julius Caesar also used cryptography to send secret messages to his army.
Who do you think has won the most Oscars? If you guessed Walt Disney, you’re right! He won 26 of his 64 nominations! Pretty impressive. Behind him in the most number of nominations category, with 47, is composer John Williams.
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