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The Great Brontosaurus Hoax
by Borgna Brunner Will the real dinosaur please stand up?Apatosaurus/Brontosaurus © Joe Tucciarone Dinosaur Hall of Fame See our informal guide to the biggest, smallest, fastest,…The Great Seal of the U.S.
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed a committee consisting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson “to bring in a device for a seal of the United States of…The Devil's Dictionary: Great
by Ambrose Bierce GRAVITATIONGUILLOTINEGREAT -adj. "I'm great," the Lion said — "I reign The monarch of the wood and plain!" The Elephant replied: "I'm great — No quadruped…Brewer's: Peter the Great
of Russia built St. Petersburg, and gave Russia a place among the nations of Europe. He laid aside his crown and sceptre, came to England, and worked as a common labourer in our dockyards…Brewer's: Wapping Great
means astonishingly great. (Anglo-Saxon, wafian, to be astonished; wafung, amazement.) A “wapper” is a great falsehood. Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Great Captain
(See Captain.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great Cham of LiteratureGreat Bullet-head A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…Brewer's: Great Commoner
(The). William Pitt (1759-1806). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great Cry and Little WoolGreat Cham of Literature A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Great Dauphin
(See Grand.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great ElectorGreat Cry and Little Wool A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…Brewer's: Great Elector
(The). Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620, 1640-1688). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great GoGreat Dauphin A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Great Go
A familiar term for a university examination for degrees: the “previous examination” being the “Little Go.” “Great Go” is usually shortened into “Greats.” “Since I have been reading ...…Trending
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