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... hundred and eighty- one feet long and one hundred and seventy - seven feet wide , was so constructed that it could be flooded and employed for nautical displays . More than five thousand wild beasts were slain in the Colosseum the day ...
... hundred and eighty- one feet long and one hundred and seventy - seven feet wide , was so constructed that it could be flooded and employed for nautical displays . More than five thousand wild beasts were slain in the Colosseum the day ...
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... hundred ) as prisoners to Fort Sumner in New Mexico , where they were held until permitted to return to their old ... hundred for more than a hundred years . Why is the toad said to have a jewel in its head ? The toad has beautiful , gem ...
... hundred ) as prisoners to Fort Sumner in New Mexico , where they were held until permitted to return to their old ... hundred for more than a hundred years . Why is the toad said to have a jewel in its head ? The toad has beautiful , gem ...
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... hundred or two hundred and twenty - five pounds . Before the battle of King's Mountain on October 7 , 1780 , about nine hundred and ten mounted backwoodsmen made a forced march from the Cowpens to the place where the British and Tories ...
... hundred or two hundred and twenty - five pounds . Before the battle of King's Mountain on October 7 , 1780 , about nine hundred and ten mounted backwoodsmen made a forced march from the Cowpens to the place where the British and Tories ...
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