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In
1935 a writer named Dudley Nichols refused to accept the Oscar for his movie
The Informer because the Writers Guild was on strike against the movie
studios. In 1970 George C. Scott refused the Best Actor Oscar for Patton. In
1972 Marlon Brando refused the Oscar for his role in The Godfather.
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-- The system of democracy was introduced 2 500
years ago in Athens, Greece. The oldest existing governing body operates in
Althing in Iceland. It was established in 930 AD.
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-- A person can live without food for about a
month, but only about a week without water.
If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you'll feel thirsty. If it's reduced by 10%, you'll die. |
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-- According to a study by the Economic Research
Service, 27% of all food production in Western nations ends up in garbage
cans. Yet, 1,2 billion people are underfed - the same number of people who
are overweight.
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-- Camels are called "ships of the
desert" because of the way they move, not because of their transport
capabilities. A Dromedary camel has one hump and a Bactrian camel two humps.
The humps are used as fat storage. Thus, an undernourished camel will not
have a hump.
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The world's tallest woman is Sandy Allen. She is 2.35m (7 ft. 7 in.).
The giant who fought David in the Bible was 2.97m (9ft. 9in.) tall.
The oldest man to reach the Everest (8848 m), the world's highest peak is a venezuelan. He is Ramón Blanco and he did it in september 1993, he was 60 years old.
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