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Triviacell phones in Southern China

In parts of southern China, it is customary to have a new mobile phone blessed by a local Buddhist monk.

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Trivialuxury cars in Malaysia

"The governor of a Malaysian state recently gave BMW chairman Helmut Panke a little inside marketing information,"...

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QuotesQuote about Family, Parenting and Mothers

`Yeah, we have a tradition in my family where my mother and my daughter are going to go to the racetrack. Yeah, I will...

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TriviaWomen of the Ainu

Women of the Ainu tribe (the original inhabitants of much of northern Japan) tattooed their upper lip.

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AnecdotesChurchill`s Lion

During the Yalta conference in 1945, Winston Churchill and the British delegation were housed in the Alubka palace,...

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TriviaTrivia about Trees, Superstitions and Luck

The English touch wood for luck; Americans prefer to knock on wood. These actions reflect the early Christian reverence...

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AnecdotesEarth Mother

In 1810, while negotiating with Tecumseh to prevent open hostilities, William Henry Harrison (then governor of the...

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AnecdotesGrauman`s Chinese Theatre

Sid Grauman began construction on his sumptuous Chinese Theatre (at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard) in January 1927. One...

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TriviaTrivia about Origins, Wishes and Bones

If you believe your wish will come true when you win the break in a wishbone contest, then you`re following in the...

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AnecdotesBad Protocall?

Caninius Revilus had the distinction of serving as consul for a single day. When Cicero was reproached for his failure...

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