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    Maljonic

    Maljonic Dream 老师

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    Traffic lights were used before the advent of the motorcar. In 1868, a lantern with red and green signals was used at a London intersection to control the flow of horse buggies and pedestrians.

    When motorcars were introduced to the US in the late 1890s, Police Officer William Potts used railroad signals for street traffic, adding the amber light. His electric traffic lights were installed in 1920 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. They were manually controlled. The first automatic traffic light was invented later in 1920 by Garrett Morgan and first used in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
    Maljonic, Aug 7, 2003
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    Maljonic

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    Haven't done one of these for a while so... Did you know the word "carol" is derived from the old French word caroller, which means dancing around in a circle? :dance:
    Maljonic, Dec 10, 2003
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    Ah..free rads... I remember someone once thought they were a good thing..we live and learn dont we!
    Nicko, Dec 11, 2003
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    The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it. :D
    Maljonic, Dec 25, 2003
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    So who has told you that... 8)
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    I have my sauces, mostly insect free too.
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    In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
    Paul, Apr 22, 2004
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    Are you sure? I haven't watched it for a few years but I don't ever remember there being a Superman anywhere, maybe he's in the background on pictures and stuff?
    Maljonic, Apr 22, 2004
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    OMG! I can't believe I didn't notice that. :shock:
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    During World War II a cat called Oscar served on the German battleship Bismarck. When the Bismarck was torpedoed Oscar was rescued by a British sailor on board HMS Cossack. Five months later HMS Cossack was sunk but Oscar was rescued by HMS Ark Royal. Only 3 weeks later a German U-boat destroyed Ark Royal and Oscar was rescued again. The naval authorities then decided that Oscar had had enough and posted him on land. According to British naval records, Oscar died peacefully in 1955.
    Paul, Apr 24, 2004
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    Moral: Never get on a ship with a cat named Oscar.
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