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11 hours ago · West Virginia offers a variety of other regional specialties, including the delicious Appalachian apple butter, ramps (wild leeks) cooked in various ways, the West Virginia hot dog topped with sauce, slaw, and mustard, as well as the beloved fried green tomatoes.
11 hours ago · Etymology Pittsburgh was named in 1758, by General John Forbes, in honor of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. As Forbes was a Scotsman, he probably pronounced the name / ˈ p ɪ t s b ər ə / PITS -bər-ə (similar to Edinburgh). Pittsburgh was incorporated as a borough on April 22, 1794, with the following Act: "Be it enacted by the Pennsylvania State Senate and ...
11 hours ago · Delaware ( / ˈdɛləwɛər / ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) [11] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. [12] It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.
- 2,489 sq mi (6,450 km²)
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The light has gone out of my life.There is a curse on this house.No candid observer will deny that whatever of good there may be in our American civilization is the product of Christianity.The most vicious cowboy has more moral principle than the average Indian.Of recent years... representative government all over the world has been threatened with a growing paralysis. Legislative bodies have tended more and more to become wholly inefficient for the purpo...
I have always been fond of the West African proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
I don't think any President ever enjoyed himself more than I did. Moreover, I don't think any ex-President ever enjoyed himself more.
11 hours ago · In April 2009, two men from the city of Perm, Russia, killed and ate their brother. [226] On 28 April 2009, Angelo Mendoza Sr attacked his 4-year-old son, eating the boy's left eye and damaging the boy's right eye. Angelo Mendoza Jr. told authorities "my daddy ate my eyes," when they came to the scene.
1 day ago · December 8, 2005. The Taconic State Parkway (often called the Taconic or the TSP) is a 104.12-mile (167.56 km) limited-access parkway between Kensico Dam and Chatham, the longest in the U.S. state of New York. It follows a generally north–south route midway between the Hudson River and the Connecticut and Massachusetts state lines, much of ...
- 1925–present
- 104.12 mi (167.56 km)
11 hours ago · The domestic cat has a smaller skull and shorter bones than the European wildcat. [48] It averages about 46 cm (18 in) in head-to-body length and 23–25 cm (9.1–9.8 in) in height, with about 30 cm (12 in) long tails. Males are larger than females. [49] Adult domestic cats typically weigh 4–5 kg (8.8–11.0 lb).
