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2008 December | Futility Closet Baldonia's currency, they declared, was the tunar; all citizens who caught bluefin tuna ... Baldonia made a modest name for itself: It was recognized in the ... 2.
“… Except for All Those Others” | Futility Closet ... cannonarchy - government by superior firepower; capelocracy - government by shopkeepers; chiliarchy - government by one thousand people ... 3.
2006 December | Futility Closet In 1896, New Jersey clam diggers Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo decided to ... In November 1890, 4-year-old Ottie Cline Powell was gathering firewood when he ... "I want to be a knight, as my father was" and the name "Kaspar Hauser. 4.
Capsule Summary | Futility Closet Capsule Summary. Posted in Oddities by Greg Ross on February 27th, 2008. On May 17, 1817, Samuel Jessup died. That was bad news for his apothecary, ... 5.
Why Is a Manhole Cover Round? | Futility Closet Jun 29, 2005 ... One train leaves Los Angeles at 15 mph heading for New York. Another train leaves from New York at 20 mph heading for Los Angeles on the ... 6.
Dendera Lights | Futility Closet Are they electric lamps? Some historians have argued that the ancient Egyptians had some knowledge of electricity, perhaps including primitive batteries. ... 7.
Applied Math | Futility Closet Jul 9, 2008 ... Remarkably, you can use successive terms to convert miles to kilometers: 8 miles ≈ 13 kilometers 13 miles ≈ 21 kilometers ... 8.
Gin! | Futility Closet Combine all 100 Scrabble tiles and you can spell: COUNTRYMEN, I AM TO BURY, NOT EULOGIZE, CAESAR; IF EVIL LIVES ON, BEQUEATHING INJURY, GOOD OFT EXPIRES: A ... 9.
Animal Lover | Futility Closet Animal Lover. Posted in Oddities by Greg Ross on February 26th, 2008 ... About Futility Closet · Contact/Submissions ... 10.
“Lord Dundreary’s Finger Puzzle to Count Eleven Fingers on the Two ... “Lord Dundreary’s Finger Puzzle to Count Eleven Fingers on the Two Hands. Posted in Oddities by Greg Ross on May 23rd, 2008 ... |
