Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| 10 Shark Facts |
| 1) Dried shark skin (shagreen) was once used as sandpaper. In Germany and Japan it was also used in sword handles to provide a non-slip grip for the hilt. 2) Sharks have a life span that can reach up to 100 years. On average, sharks live to be only 25. |
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| The Irish Ballybogs |
| The Irish Ballybogs are known by a variety of names including Peat Faeries, Mudbogs, Bogles (Cornish and Welsh), Bog-a-boos, Boggies, and Boggans (northern England and the Isle of Man). As you might have guessed from their interesting array of names, these are the guardians of the bogs. |
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| Dream Big: The Levi Strauss Story |
| America is filled with ‘rags to riches’ stories but not all are as comical as the Levi Strauss story. Necessity truly is the Mother of invention. Just ask Levi Strauss! |
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| Facts about Cryonics |
| Cryonics is the practice of storing human bodies in a deep freeze state in hopes that they can be revived sometime in the future. The mentality of scientists who practice cryonics is that if a human being dies of an incurable disease today, the body can be frozen until a cure is found. |
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