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You heard it here first: Romans were half as evil as the Koch brothers
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Jan. 27, 2012
The heart of an adult blue whale weighs about 2,000 pounds and is about 9 feet wide.
According to historians Walter Schiedel and Steven Friesen, at the height of Ancient Rome in around 150 B.C., the top 1% of Roman society controlled 16% of the wealth, less than half of what today's America's top 1% control.
Artist and muse Rebecca Strand, the wife of early 20th century modernist photographer Paul Strand, was also Georgia O'Keeffe's lover. Her father was Buffalo Bill Cody's business partner.
Wilt Chamberlain accompanied Richard Nixon to the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Buddy Sorrell, the wisecracking joke writer on The Dick Van Dyke Show played by Morey Amsterdam, was based on Mel Brooks.
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