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- Matt Vinyl
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I looked up the answer, thought "Eagh!", then realised I was looking up Genghis Khan by mistake. Trust me, it was worse.
(...although it does also fit the question, his date of death being August 18th, on which date in 293 BC the oldest known Roman temple to Venus, the goddess of love, was founded.)
(...although it does also fit the question, his date of death being August 18th, on which date in 293 BC the oldest known Roman temple to Venus, the goddess of love, was founded.)
- Istenem
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okay i don't mind jumping the gun.
there is a small quarrying village near vaxholm in sweden which has fewer than 2000 inhabitants but it is famous for four different (but related) things which are named after the village.
what are they?
remember folks, the clue is in the question.
and (as a misleading aside) you wouldn't be able to see this or this without two of them.
there is a small quarrying village near vaxholm in sweden which has fewer than 2000 inhabitants but it is famous for four different (but related) things which are named after the village.
what are they?
remember folks, the clue is in the question.
and (as a misleading aside) you wouldn't be able to see this or this without two of them.
nobody ever wins on those things.
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- Istenem
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you are 80% right so i'll give it to you.
the village is called YTTERBY and the mines there yielded four new chemical elements: ytterbium, yttrium, erbium and terbium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby
the village is called YTTERBY and the mines there yielded four new chemical elements: ytterbium, yttrium, erbium and terbium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby
nobody ever wins on those things.
Interesting that article, I'd completely forgotten most of my chemistry. First time I've looked at a periodic table for ages!
In fact... give me the first gaseous, liquid and solid elements (at standard temperature and pressure) from the Periodic Table. I want to see if anyone makes the classic mistake.
In fact... give me the first gaseous, liquid and solid elements (at standard temperature and pressure) from the Periodic Table. I want to see if anyone makes the classic mistake.
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