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Emma Morano’s live spanned three centuries.
Born in 1899 in Civiasco, Kingdom of Italy, Emma Martina Luigia Morano died in 2017 at the age of 117, in Verbania, Italian Republic.
She survived an abusive marriage, the loss of her only son, two World Wars and 90 Italian governments.
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Ireland’s postal code system is unusually precise.
Where most systems group multiple addresses into a postcode, Eircode gives each address a unique code.
Many Irish addresses had no house number or name; the 2015 Eircode introduction fixed multiple issues at once.
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Ireland’s postal code system is unusually precise.
Where most systems group multiple addresses into a postcode, Eircode gives each address a unique code.
Many Irish addresses had no house number or name; the 2015 Eircode introduction fixed multiple issues at once.
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Ireland’s postal code system is unusually precise.
Where most systems group multiple addresses into a postcode, Eircode gives each address a unique code.
Many Irish addresses had no house number or name; the 2015 Eircode introduction fixed multiple issues at once.
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The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognised micronation on an offshore platform in the North Sea.
A sea fort built some 11 km off the English coast during WW2, it briefly housed pirate radio stations before being seized in 1967 by Roy Bates, who declared it independent.
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EN 13402 is a European standard for size labelling of clothes.
Based on actual body dimensions measured in centimetres, its aim is to make it easier for people to find fitting clothes by ensuring size consistency across brands and countries of origin.
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While tumbleweed is iconic in Westerns set in the Americas, the plant is originally from eastern Europe.
The tumbleweed (or ‘Russian Thistle’) didn’t arrive in North America from Europe until the 1870’s, most likely with shipments of seeds.
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The word quarantine comes from the Italian ‘quaranta giorni’, meaning 40 days.
In an attempt to protect 14th century Venice from the plague, ships were required to wait offshore for 40 days before being allowed to come into port.
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Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Rolex is wholly owned by a charity.
Rolex SA is a for-profit company headquartered in Geneva but all of the company’s shares are held by Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, a charitable foundation that received all the shares after the founder’s death.
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Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Rolex is wholly owned by a charity.
Rolex SA is a for-profit company headquartered in Geneva but all of the company’s shares are held by Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, a charitable foundation that received all the shares after the founder’s death.
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Umarell is the Italian word for retired men who spend their time watching, and sometimes commenting on, construction sites or roadwork.
The word originated in Bologna and in the local dialect umarèl means “little man”. It was coined in 2005 by writer Danilo Masotti.
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Maltese is the only semitic language written in the Latin script and the only semitic language that is an official language of the EU.
Spoken natively by over half a million people on the Mediterranean island of Malta, the language is closest to historical Arabic.
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60 Incredible Fun Facts About Kids That Will Change How You See Them
You may wonder why kids ask so many questions, why they have boundless energy, or why they sometimes act in unexpected ways. If you don’t know the science behind their behavior, it can be frustrating for you. Many parents struggle because they don’t know what to expect from their kids.
READ MORE: https://thecoffeedrivenparent.com/fun-facts-about-kids/
##ParentingTips #ChildPsychology #CreativeWritingForKids #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #EmotionalWheelForKids #empoweringquotes #FactOfTheDay #FunFactsAboutKids #FunFactsDaily #HappyParenting #KidsCreativity #ParentingLife #PositiveAffirmationsForKids #ToddlerLife
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#FactOfTheDay: Older children have higher rates of uninsurance than younger children. And US rates are higher than California rates.
#HealthInsurance #HealthCare #ChildHealth #PublicHealth #Medicaid #Uninsured #Data #Teens
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#FactOfTheDay: California infants under age 1 are much more likely to be hospitalized for maltreatment than older children—in 2020, the rate of infant ED visits for maltreatment was 81 per 100,000—no other age group has a rate above 14 per 100,000. Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10395
#PublicHealth #Healthcare #InjuryPrevention