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82Cars in the 1920s
In the 1920's cars had just become a commodity, with the Model T by Ford Motor Company, cars became more and more mainstream. Ford had the first assembly line of automobiles geared towards mass manufacturing. Cars were becoming so mainstream that...
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82Killer Whippets
Is this the face of a killer? This mild mannered, sweet-looking, demure, placid creature? Well yes, this gorgeous creature is a prolific killer of rats, mice, lizards, possums, bush turkeys, galahs and pigeons. Anything silly enough to enter the back yard is fair game - literally. When walking through the forest near home, if he gets off the leash he will even chase deer, not to mention rabbits, foxes and kangaroos, and wallabies. Luckily he has never caught anything other than a rabbit, althou
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80My Rat Terrier - The Best Breed in The World!
Rat Terrier's rule! I have been around dogs all my life, but have never met a dog with a better personality than my Rat Terrier, Lexie. Every day, she does things, which put me and my husband in hysterics. And, she is one of the most loving and...
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76World War 1 History: First Tank Versus Tank Battle
On April 24, 1918 the first tank versus tank battle occurred. Three British Mark IV tanks (one male and two females) encountered three German A7V tanks. The two females (armed with machine guns only) were soon damaged and withdrew, leaving the male (armed with two 6-pounders and three machine guns to face the three “Monsters”.
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77World War 1 History: The Medium Mark A Whippet Tank
In 1918, the last year of World War I, the British introduced the Medium Mark A Whippet, a light and relatively fast tank armed with four machine guns. It was used to exploit holes in the lines created by its much heavier and slower heavy cousins, the Mark IV and Mark V tanks. During that time, they established themselves as one of the best tanks of the war.
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74What's a Whippet?
What is a Whippet? Not a dance but a dog breed. A docile, loving dog that can run up to 35 m.p.h.
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77Bizarre Dog Proverbs
I found that dog quotes are everywhere - the net is littered with sites about dog quotes, facts and sayings. I also found a number of excellent hubs about dog quotes, sayings and facts (see the links below). There are not as many sites about dog proverbs though. This could be because unlike many quotes, proverbs don't seem to be primarily observations about the characteristics of dogs.
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76Thinking about adopting/getting a Dog or Puppy?
There are about 6-8 million dogs and cats brought to animal shelters in just a year, and about 3-4 million are euthanized. Though in most circumstances you have to pay an adoption fee to adopt a dog or a cat....
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72Whippet the most popular
Between 135 criminals, including robbers and rapists, 118 admitted that when they were children they burned, hanged and stabbed domestic animals. Ogonyok (1979 - Soviet anti-cruelty magazine) Small exotic...
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73Your Best Friend - A Poem
Who's a friend you can always depend on? "Never judging what you do but loving you through and through..." Who else but your best friend, your dog.
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