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30 September 2004

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  • ...that dabbawalas are Indian lunch carriers that make, on average, only one mistake in every 6,000,000 deliveries, even though they do all their work manually?
  • ...that Alfred J. Kwak, a duck from a Dutch television cartoon, lives in a clog?

29 September 2004

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  • ...that dhabawallahs are Indian lunch carriers that make, on average, only one mistake in every 6000 deliveries, even though they do all their work manually?

28 September 2004

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Inside of the Cathedral of Magdeburg

27 September 2004

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26 September 2004

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Fort Calgary, 1878

25 September 2004

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24 September 2004

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23 September 2004

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  • ...that timber from the leadwood tree burns very slowly and is often used for nightlong fires intended to keep animals at bay?
  • ...that when complete, B of the Bang will be Britain's tallest sculpture?

22 September 2004

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21 September 2004

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20 September 2004

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19 September 2004

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Bahamas



Rajpath in India

16 September 2004

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Lake Urmia satellite image

Paul Popenoe

15 September 2004

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Giant isopod

14 September 2004

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Tiranga

13 September 2004

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12 September 2004

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10 September 2004

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Submarine

9 September 2004

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Union Jack

8 September 2004

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7 September 2004

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6 September 2004

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Coin representing Greek king Menander, a follower of Buddhism

5 September 2004

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4 September 2004

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Vancouver area map

3 September 2004

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Hurricane from satellite

1 September 2004

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Reconstruction of a Roman abacus