https://www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2000-05-12/77151/
Sport utility vehicles present a paradox to consumers -- ads portray them as a way to return to nature, yet they actually accelerate existing environmental problems. They can spew 30% more carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and 75% more nitrogen oxides than passenger cars.
Times Square is shaped more like a bow tie than a square.
"Whiskey" is short for "whiskybae," which is a variant of "usquebaugh." "Usquebaugh" comes from Irish Gaelic uisce beathadh or "water of life."
Joan of Arc had custom body armor that weighed 80 lbs.
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