The word Singapore comes from the words Singa (tiger) and pura (city). There is no evidence lions ever lived in Singapore.
At no point does a bridge cross the amazon river.
The word Singapore comes from the words Singa (tiger) and pura (city). There is no evidence lions ever lived in Singapore.
In order to maintain its air-speed, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second.
Just be you. You is enough. - K, 4/5/10, 0:13.8 to play, 60-59 Duke.
You're all jealous hypocrites. - Titus on Laettner
You see those guys? Animals. They're animals. - SIU Coach Chris Lowery, on Duke
On 26 April 1315, the first Parliament of Scotland was held at St. John's Tower in Ayr Scotland (my hometown) by Robert The Bruce.
Spanish moss is neither Spanish- it ranges from Virginia to Argentina along the coastal plain; nor is it a moss- it is a vascular, flowering plant (unlike mosses) related to pineapples.
The word 'sycophant' translates to 'fig revealer' in ancient Greek. While there are several theories for the etymology, we don't really know how it got its meaning.
In NC, the law requires one to be 21 years of age to participate in:
1. Drinking alcoholic beverages;
2. Being a Mortician; and
3. Pilot a ferry boat on the Cape Fear River.
The University of San Francisco is the only school to win a National Championship in basketball and then subsequently suspend their program only to bring it back about 3 years later.
There is only one person to ever win both the Hobie-Baker (Top College Hockey Player) and the Calder (NHL Rookie of the Year)...
There is only one person to ever win a Stanley Cup and a Little League World Series...
Both are Chris Drury.
yeah i messed that one up - meant to say lion for both
OK... I'll replace it with:
Franklin, New Jersey, is the Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World.
(only a couple miles from where I grew up!)
When you go into the Duke Chapel there are 4 (I think) saints on either side. I have no idea who 5 of the 8 saints are, but I think three of them are Robert E Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson