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Currencies: Argentina
= Peso, Australia = A-Dollar, Brazil = Real, Chile = Peso, China = Yuan,
Cuba = Peso, Denmark = Krone, Egypt = E-Pound, Ethiopia = Birr, Hong Kong
= HK-Dollar, India = Rupee, Indonesia = Rupiah, Iran = Rial, Iraq = Dinar,
Japan = Yen, Kazakhstan = Tenge, South Korea = Won, Laos = New Kip, Mexico
= Peso, Morocco = Dirham, Peru = New Sol, Philippines = Peso, Russia = Ruble,
South Africa = Rand, Sweden = Krona, Thailand = Baht, Turkey = New Lira,
Venezuela = Bolivar, Vietnam = Dong, |
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Hello: Guten Tag
(German), Bonjour (French), Hola (Spanish), Sa-wat-Dee (Thai), Ni Hao (Mandarin
Chinese), Dzien' dobry (Polish), Hallo (Norwegian), Salve/Salvete (Latin),
Kon-nichiwa (Japanese), Salve/Ciao (Italian), An-nyong Ha-see-yo (Korean),
Hei (Finnish), Goddag (Danish), Nei Ho (Catonese Chinese), Ahalan (Arabic),
Parev (Armenian), Shalom (Hebrew), Nameste (Hindi), Ola (Portuguese), Zdravstvuyte
(Russian), Jambo/Hujambo (Swahili), Hej (Swedish), Merhaba/Selam (Turkish),
Xin chao (Vietnamese), Sawubona (Zulu) |
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Roman Numerals: I = 1, II = 2, III = 3,
V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1,000, Larger numbers were
indicated by putting a horizontal line over them, which meant to multiply
the number by 1,000
Examples: IV = 4, VI = 6, XXXI = 31, XL = 40, LX = 60, CCCLXIIIX = 367,
MCMXCVIII = 1998, MMV = 20 |
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The Pilot's Alphabet: First
developed by NATO in the 1940s to unify the various radio alphabets used
by the Allies in WWII - Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf,
Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo,
Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu. |
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D-Day: What does the 'D' stand for in
D-Day?...Most Americans think of the day in 1944 when the Allied forces
invaded Normady, but the D stands for nothing, it just stands for the date
of a planned action so that people can refer to it as "D minus 2 days"
or "D plus 3 days". |
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Modus Operandi: One's M.O. is latin for
'Mode of Operation' or 'Method of Procedure'. |
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Venus is the only planet that rotates
clockwise. |
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E Pluribus Unum - The latin phrase appears
on the great seal of the U.S. and stands for "From Many One"...The
'Many' were the original 13 colonies, the 'One' was the Union. |
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Tequilla Worm - First of all, you're probably
drinking Mescal. Both Tequilla and Mescal are made with a desert plant called
agave. A worm was inserted to test if the alcohol was fully distilled. If
the worm died it was ready. |
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Oak trees do not produce acorns until
they are 50 years of age or older. |
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Golf Balls - there are 336 dimples on
a regulation golf ball. |
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Change for a Dollar - There are 293 ways
to make change for a dollar. |
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Car Horns - American car horns beep in
the tone of F. |
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Whip - A whip produces a cracking sound
because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound. |
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Countries - In 2001 there were 192 recognized
countries in the world. |
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