Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Fascinating Facts about Chinese Foot Binding |
| Golden lilies, idyllic bound feet of women and girls, were the erotic hallmarks of feminine China for one thousand years. Yet, to practice the custom meant enduring the excruciating pain of mutilation and even the threat of death should the binding be improperly applied. |
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| The History of Peanut Butter |
| George Washington Carver was an agricultural chemist who discovered over 300 uses for peanuts. He made the first peanut butter in 1880, but believing that food was a gift from God, he never applied for a patent. |
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| Fascinating Facts About Komodo Dragons |
| Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world and belong to the family of monitor lizards. They live in Africa, Asia and Australia, but perhaps most famously on the island of Komodo in Indonesia where a national park has been created for its protection. |
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| Facts About Our Sun |
| * It is the largest object in our solar system. * It measures 870 thousand miles in diameter. * Its mass makes it one of the larger stars in the universe. Most stars amount to about half the mass of our sun, though some can be much larger as well. * It is about four and a half billion years old. |
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