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There are churches in Europe displaying dragon bones right behind the tomb of the saint who slew it.
St. Donatus of Arezzo:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6977EVX0AA-bfe?format=jpg&name=360x360
Wawel Cathedral:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E698gvPXoAEYi8G?format=jpg&name=small
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It depends on how the question was actually worded. If it's "moves", then you're right (keeping in mind what Capt'n said); if it's "revolutions", then the contestant was right. Unless it's one of those 24 hours clocks...
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Three doctors measured the amount of nicotine in plants of the nightshade family: comprising tobacco, they also include aubergines, but also tomatoes and potatoes, all species containing nicotine. A sample result: ten kilogrammes of eggplants, or aubergines, provide as much nicotine as one cigarette.
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"Scientists can grow teeth out of the stem cells found in urineExtracting stem cells from urine samples, researchers at the Guangzhou institute of biomedicine then proceeded to grow artificial teeth from there. As the teeth were not as hard as natural teeth, and the cells not in their best state, urine might not be the best source: further research is needed."
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"Norway hires shepherds from Nepal to build paths in the Norwegian mountains. They have completed over 300 projects, and their pay for one summer equals 30 years of work in Nepal."
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"Slinky, the toy, was originally designed during WW2 to help sensitive instruments remain steady on ships… to counter the effects of pitch, roll, and yaw. The engineer working on them knocked one off his desk accidentally, saw the way it moved from the table to the chair, to the floor, and a new purpose was born.
On a side note… during the Vietnam War, when the Slinkys were metal, radio operators would carry them through the deep jungles. If they couldn’t get a good signal in the jungle mountains, they’d sling a Slinky high into the tree limbs while holding onto one end. It created an instant antenna extension that they would attach to the radio."
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"Richard Norris Williams was a Titanic Survivor who spent over 6 hours waist-deep in freezing water – after rescue doctors wanted to amputate both his legs – he refused and went on to win the Wimbledon Men’s Doubles in 1920."
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