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Fast facts: When you have a black eye, you have a bilateral periorbital hematoma. Zoonoses are animal diseases communicable to man. In ancient times, the traditional color of bridal gowns was red. Napoleon III's wife broke the tradition and wore a white gown. The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas is 36 stories tall and requires a specially designed window-washing device that takes 64 hours to clean the sides of the pyramid. The Luxor atrium is the world's largest and can hold nine Boeing 747 airplanes. More people are killed in Africa by crocodiles than by lions.

 

On this date: In 1872, the Holtermann Nugget, a slab of slate weighing 235.14 kg, was found in New South Wales, Australia. It contained 82.11 kg of gold, the largest mass of gold ever found. In 1901, Alberto Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian aviator, flew an airship around the Eiffel Tower. The trip took 30 minutes and he was awarded the Deutsche Prize. In 1914, for the first time, United States government-owned vehicles were used to pick up mail in Washington, D.C. In 1933, the Berlin Organization Committee introduced basketball to the 1936 Olympic Games.

 

Quotable... "Al-Qaida stands charged, tried, convicted and sentenced for terrorism." - Attorney General John Ashcroft after the conviction of four terrorists charged with the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.