#5319~Three percent of all English surnames are devied from animal names such as Lamb, Fox, Wolf, Hawk, and Bird.

#5320~Good enough, Stevo? :)

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thanks hon ;):D

#5322~In the European countries of Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, and Cyprus, motorists are required to drive on the left-hand side of the road.

#5333~London's equivalent of Wall Street is Throgmorton Street. It's where the London Stock Exchange is located.

#5334~The Germans call it Donou; the Russians call it Dunay. People in English-speaking countries call it the Danube.

#5335~Edinburgh is the European capital located in the crater of an extinct volcano.

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Hugs to IAkgirl

#5337~Thanks! Hugs ((((Stevo)))) back. ;)

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glad your back, didn't know you were away too

#5339~Thanks! Good to see you around the games. :)

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only back myself a few days ago :D


thanks hon ;)

#5341~And I didn't even know you'd been gone. :D

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just stop in

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:D Believe it or not, I already knew that. :D

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#5344~ No doubt in my mind, Scarlett. :)

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Ponder this: If you could rid the earth of one thing, what would it be?

#5346~After the week I've just spent, I'd say hunger...so many hungry people on the streets of Denver, and the little ones break your heart the most.

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For the earths sake....... PEOPLE!:cool:

#5349

Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell. - Joan Crawford

oops.... 5322 jumped to 5333 up there...

according to the reply counter this is "5341"

#5342~The largest city north of the Arctic Circle is Murmansk, in Russia.

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#5345~Thanks for the correction!

no problem :D

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#5352~Lenin, as a world leader-to-be, lived in exile in England under the pseudonym Jacob Richter.

off for a brew... l8r all

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#5354~The Roman Emperor, Caligula, once wanted to appoint his favorite horse, Incitatus, a counsul of Rome.

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#5357~Hypersonic is more than five times the speed of sound--or above Mach 5. The speed of sound is about 740 miles an hour at sea level.

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cool let go fast

#5358~I'm not sure we can post at hypersonic speeds. We'd get to one million fast, though. :)