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Fast facts: A small or imperfect ear of corn is called a nubbin. Only one polished diamond in a thousand weighs more than a carat. Women navigate using landmarks and visual memories, while men usually navigate using direction and distance and tend to be better at reading maps. Despite her glamorous image presented today, Cleopatra was depicted on ancient coins with a long hooked nose and masculine features. During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.

 

On this date: In 42 BC, Marcus Junius Brutus, a leader in the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar, committed suicide when his republican cause was lost and he was defeated handily in the battle of Philippi by Marcus Antonius and Octavian. In 1812, Claude Francois de Malet, a French general, began a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon. He claimed that Napoleon had died in Russia and that he, de Malet, was now commandant of Paris. He was executed six days later. In 1910, Blanche S. Scott became the first female aviator, known as an aviatrix. She flew to an altitude of 12 feet over Ft. Wayne, Ind In 1930, the first miniature golf tournament finished in Chattanooga, Tenn. J.K. Scott, the men's winner, threatened anyone who made a sound while he walked next to the windmill and the clown's mouth. In 1941, Walt Disney's classic animated film, Dumbo, was released to theaters. It was one of the shortest Disney full-length animations produced with a running length of 64 minutes.

 

Quotable... "We have been at pains to state that words are not enough - we want to see action." - Michael McGimpsey, an Ulster Unionist minister who resigned from the government in response to the proposed disbandment of the IRA.