10-08-2006, 03:59 AM
Cheffie Wrote:Do the latter.. the answer wasn't text book correct :wall:
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/20....murex.htm
Fascinating reading about the answer to the question. Had no idea! LOL
I thought you may have made a typo
But I am going to do a :cheer: today as all you had to say was snails :p
I didn't read the link so I don't know if it mentions this bit of trivia.
She would her servants soak thousands of Pupura snails for 10 days to obtain an ounce of dye.
What actress is a direct descendant of - and bears the same last name as - one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence?