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Did you know? Do you care? [Entries in bold type are the most recent]On May 18, 1980, the sound of the blast from Mount Saint Helens traveled a mere thirty feet because it was muted by ash, dust, and fir needles. During World War II British interrogators dangled devil figurines through ceiling hatches of cells holding German spies, in a bid to disorientate them before questioning.On April 5, 1815, the sound of the blast from Tambora eruption was heard at least 750 miles away. The Yangtze River flood of 1871 had flood waters that at one point left a steamer over 120 feet in the air after the flood waters receded Plastic surgery dates back to 600BC and the first nose job was in 1000AD.Whales used to have legs. The coldest desert on earth is found in Antarctica. Even though Antarctica receives more sunlight than the equatorial regions, the difference is that the equatorial regions receive more direct sunlight as opposed to sunlight at an angle. The world's strongest earthquake happened on May 22, 1960. Click here for USGS report on the event.
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