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ADVERTISEMENT While literally millions of ships of all shapes and sizes have been built over the centuries, only a handful have achieved anything approaching fame. Most of those that have done so, however, were warships or vessels that displayed such a degree of innovation that they were considered prototypes in the evolution of ships. Other [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 12:01 am
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By definition, a marathon is a long-distance running event that is officially listed at 26 miles long. The marathon dates back all the way to the time of the Greeks when a messenger named Pheidippides supposedly ran for miles and miles from a battlefield near the town of Marathon to Athens to announce the Persians [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Halloween is one of the creepiest times of the year. The holiday was molded from ancient Celtic practices, religious rituals, and European folk traditions. Halloween is a time for celebration, candy, and ghostly superstition. The day has long been thought of a time when the dead come alive and watch over the land. These spirits [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 12:01 am
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