Unraveling Clues / the oldest map

Why do you unravel a clue?

A "clue" originally meant a ball of thread. This is why one is said to "unravel" the clues of a mystery.

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How long have people been using maps?

The oldest known map is carved on a clay tablet that dates to about 2300 B.C., which now resides in the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Excavated at Nuzi in northern Iraq during the early 1920s, the clay map portrays the river Euphrates flowing through northern Mesopotamia.

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Classic Definitions and Cool Meanings Cigarette: A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool at the other. Love affairs: Something like cricket where one-day internationals are more popular than a five day test. Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either". Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present. Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece. Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine water-power . Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens & everybody disagrees later on. Classic: A book which people praise, but do not read. Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life. Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth. Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do. Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together. Experience: The name men give to their mistakes. Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead. Opportunist: A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally falls into a river. Optimist: A person who while falling from Eiffel Tower says midway "See I am not injured yet." Pessimist: A person who says that O is the last letter in ZERO, Instead of the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY. Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early. Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after. Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills. Computer Engineer: Someone who gets paid for reading these type of mails.

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1. Humans once had a tail. The bone now called the coccyx
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2. The first automobile racetrack in America was the
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cobblestones.

3. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other
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Trivia - Why do wizards say 'hocus-pocus?' - ArcaMax Publishing

Why do wizards say 'hocus-pocus?'

The magician's words "hocus-pocus" were taken from the name of a mythological sorcerer, Ochus Bochus, who appeared in Norse folktales and legends.

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Who was the first to receive a diamond engagement ring?
Anne of Burgundy became the first woman to receive a diamond engagement ring. It was given to her by Maximilian I of Germany in 1477.

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Is a sunburn bad for the blood?
A simple, moderately severe sunburn damages the blood vessels to such an extent that it takes four to fifteen months for them to return to their normal condition.

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What are crushed cockroaches good for?
Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.

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How quickly does the Earth move?

The Earth moves in its 585-million-mile orbit around the Sun approximately eight times faster than a bullet travels.

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How fine is a chinchilla's hair?

The individual hair of a chinchilla is so fine that 500 of them equal the thickness of a single human hair.

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Where is the world's largest pyramid?

The largest pyramid in the world is not in Egypt but in Cholulu de Rivadahia, Mexico. It is 177 feet tall and covers 25 acres. It was built sometime between 6 and 12 A.D.

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