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by **Paul** Fri 17 Nov 2023, 7:57 am

Which of these authors wrote the "Winnie-the-Pooh" books?

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Winnie-the-Pooh is a collection of children’s stories by A. A. Milne published in 1926. Milne wrote the stories of Winnie-the-Pooh and its sequel, The House at Pooh Corner (1928), for his young son, Christopher Robin, whose toy animals were the basis for many of the characters and whose name was used for the young boy who appears in the tales as the benign master of the animals. The main character, Winnie-the-Pooh (sometimes called simply Pooh or Edward Bear), is a good-natured, yellow-furred, honey-loving bear who lives in the Forest surrounding the Hundred Acre Wood (modeled after Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England).
Source: Britannica

by **Paul** Sat 18 Nov 2023, 7:46 am

OF COURSE

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Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate) is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits and vegetables, also sold as a dietary supplement and as a topical 'serum' ingredient to treat melasma (dark pigment spots) and wrinkles on the face. It is used to prevent and treat scurvy. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue, the formation of collagen, and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters.
Source: [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C#:~:text=Vitamin C (also known as,to prevent and treat scurvy.]Wikipedia[/url]

by **Paul** Wed 22 Nov 2023, 10:46 am

ORANGE

DUH !!!

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75% of face-to-face conversation is non-verbal. Words are used primarily to convey information, while body language, facial expressions, and personal presentation are used to evaluate interpersonal attitudes and trust in a job interview. While orange might be a nice color, it can unintentionally communicate that someone is an over-confident candidate. A 2013 CareerBuilder survey polled 2,099 hiring managers and human resource professionals across several industries. As a result, orange topped the worst colors list, with 25 percent of employers agreeing it was the worst color to wear to an interview.
Source: [url=https://www.purewow.com/fashion/one-color-not-wear-for-job-interview#:~:text=While orange might be your,and orange topped the worst]Pure Wow[/url]

by **Paul** Fri 24 Nov 2023, 9:42 am

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One very unusual feature of the Great Pyramid is the concavity of the core which makes the monument an eight-sided figure, rather than four-sided like every other Egyptian pyramid. That is to say, its four sides are hollowed in or indented along their central lines, from base to peak. This concavity divides each of the apparent four sides in half, creating a very special and unusual eight-sided pyramid; and it is executed to such an extraordinary degree of precision as to enter the realm of the uncanny. For, viewed from any ground position or distance, this concavity is quite invisible to the naked eye.
Source: Hidden Inca Tours

by **Paul** Mon 27 Nov 2023, 6:41 am

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The great white shark, also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark that can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. The great white shark is an apex predator, as it has no known natural predators other than, on very rare occasions, the orca.
Source: Wikipedia

by **Paul** Thu 30 Nov 2023, 4:12 pm

More than a decade after “Leave it to Beaver” broke ground by showing a toilet tank, “All in the Family,” took it a step further. In 1971, the boundary-pushing sitcom played a loud flushing toilet sound for the first time. Unlike its privy predecessor, this wasn’t a one-time thing for the Bunker family. In fact, there were several instances of Archie talking to Edith from the upstairs bathroom.
Source: Outsider

by **Paul** Fri 01 Dec 2023, 4:29 pm

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Pterosaurs lived alongside dinosaurs, but they formed a group of their own. Pterosaurs were evolutionary cousins of dinosaurs and shared many features of their skeletons. But unlike their land-dwelling cousins, they took to the air. Pterosaur fossils can be difficult to work with. The bones are easily broken and flattened during the fossilization process. As a result, advances in knowledge can be slow, depending on the discovery of new material.
Source: [url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/watch-a-pterosaur-fly.html#:~:text=Pterosaurs lived alongside dinosaurs%2C but,they took to the air.]Natural History Museum[/url]

by **Paul** Sat 02 Dec 2023, 7:52 am

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Soon after he acquired his first acoustic guitar, Hendrix formed his first band, the Velvetones. But without an electric guitar, he could barely be heard over the sound of the group. After about three months, he realized that he needed an electric guitar. In mid-1959, his father relented and bought him a white Supro Ozark. Hendrix's first gig was with an unnamed band in the Jaffe Room of Seattle's Temple De Hirsch, but they fired him between sets for showing off. He joined the Rocking Kings, which played professionally at venues such as the Birdland club. When his guitar was stolen after he left it backstage overnight, Al bought him a red Silvertone Danelectro.
Source: Wikipedia

by **Paul** Mon 04 Dec 2023, 8:29 am

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Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1. White was selected as one of the second group of astronauts, the so-called "Next Nine", who were chosen to take part in the Gemini and Apollo missions. He was assigned as pilot of Gemini 4 alongside command pilot James McDivitt. On June 3, 1965, White became the first American to walk in space.
Source: Wikipedia

by **Paul** Wed 06 Dec 2023, 10:33 am

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The Pink Panther is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The first film in the series derives its name from a pink diamond that has enormous size and value. The diamond is called the "Pink Panther" because the flaw at its center, when viewed closely, is said to resemble a leaping pink panther. The phrase reappears in the title of the fourth film The Return of the Pink Panther, in which the theft of the diamond is again the center of the plot. The phrase was used for all the subsequent films in the series, even when the jewel did not figure in the plot. The jewel ultimately appeared in six of the eleven films.
Source: Wikipedia

by **Paul** Fri 08 Dec 2023, 5:55 am

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Have you ever dreamed about speaking two languages? What about four? What about six? It’s not impossible. In fact, there’s a word for it - polyglot. A polyglot is a person who can speak multiple languages. "Polyglot" originates from the Greek words "polu-" and "glotta," which together mean "many tongues." Polyglots aren’t geniuses or child prodigies. Some began learning languages from a young age, but many didn’t become interested until they were adults. Some were even terrible language-learners in school!
Source: Rocket Languages

by **Paul** Sat 09 Dec 2023, 5:39 pm

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by **Paul** Wed 13 Dec 2023, 6:19 pm

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During the earliest period, pyramids were constructed wholly of stone. Locally quarried limestone was the material of choice for the main body of these pyramids, while a higher quality of limestone quarried at Tura (near modern Cairo) was used for the outer casing. Granite, quarried near Aswan, was used to construct some architectural elements, including the portcullis (a type of gate) and the roofs and walls of the burial chamber. Occasionally, granite was used in the outer casing as well, such as in the Pyramid of Menkaure. In the early pyramids, the layers of stone (called courses) forming the pyramid body were laid sloping inwards; however, this configuration was found to be less stable than simply stacking the stones horizontally on top of each other.
Source: [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramid_construction_techniques#:~:text=Locally quarried limestone was the,used for the outer casing.]Wikipedia[/url]

by **Paul** Fri 15 Dec 2023, 4:22 pm

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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
Source: Wikipedia