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Ancient Greeks and Romans believed asparagus had medicinal qualities for helping prevent bee stings and relieve toothaches.



In the game of craps, the slang term "Little Phoebe" refers to a roll of 5 on the dice.
66 posted on 12/18/2003 10:44:29 AM PST by Soaring Feather (I do Poetry.)
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In "Hawthorne," Henry James wrote, "It takes a great
deal of history to produce a little literature."
67 posted on 12/18/2003 10:47:46 AM PST by Soaring Feather (I do Poetry.)
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