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Jangar Wrote:According to Greek mythology, why did Agamemnon agree to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia?

To win favourable winds for his journey

Close enough

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The winds had stalled his army's Troy bound fleet.

Where is the only jointless bone in the human body?

The skull?

Jangar Wrote:Close enough

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The winds had stalled his army's Troy bound fleet.

Where is the only jointless bone in the human body?

The Hyoid bone is found at the front of the throat.

ditto above

Mark Wrote:The Hyoid bone is found at the front of the throat.

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It's at the base of the tongue.

What product was first marketed in 1857 as Gayetty's Medicated Paper?

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It's at the base of the tongue.

What product was first marketed in 1857 as Gayetty's Medicated Paper?

Toilet roll

Toilet paper

penelope Wrote:Toilet paper

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It was unbleached pearl-coloured pure manilla hemp that was promoted by entrepreneur Joseph C Gayetty as "a perfectly pure article for the toilet and for the prevention of piles". Gayetty's name was embossed on every sheet.

Where in the world is there a loblolly pine that's known as the Eisenhower tree?