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July 27, 2010 in Beachside Blog, Blog
| The three wise monkeys actually have names? They are: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil). There is also a fourth wise monkey called Shizaru (Do no evil). An atomic clock is accurate to within 1 second in 1,7 million years. The World’s first travel agency Cox & Kings was founded in 1758, and Thomas Cook, founded in 1860. A fathom is 6 feet (1,8 metres). There are more TV sets in the US than there are people in the UK. Before the year 1000, the word “she” did not exist in the English language. For 3000 years, until 1883, hemp was the world’s largest agricultural crop, from which the majority of fabric, soap, paper, medicines, and oils were produced. |
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