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From March to October 1915, swarms of locusts stripped areas in and around Palestine, Mount Lebanon and Syria of almost all vegetation. This infestation seriously compromised the already-depleted food supply of the region and sharpened the misery of all Jerusalemites.[1] 1915 Ottoman Syria locust infestation Locust from the 1915 infestation […]

Wright Air Service is an Americancommuter airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It was established by Al Wright and started operations in 1967. It is located off the east ramp near the Fairbanks International Airport.[2] The president of the company was Robert Bursiel, but the company was recently bought […]

The 1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1971–72NCAA University Divisioncollege basketball season. John Magee coached them in his sixth and final season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.. […]

“Big Man on Hippocampus” is the tenth episode of the eighth season of the American animated sitcomFamily Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 3, 2010. The episode features Peter after he suddenly begins suffering from amnesia, and can no longer remember anything about his […]

Sauvo is a rural municipality in Finland Proper, by the Archipelago Sea. . . . Sauvo . . . Sauvo occupies a peninsula of the mainland, south of Paimio and south-west of Salo, by the innermost part of the Archipelago Sea. Sounds separate it from Perniö to the south-east, Kimitoön […]

A bronze statue of John Bunyan stands on St Peter’s Green, Bedford, England. The statue was sculpted by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, it was erected in 1874, and unveiled on 10 June of that year. The statue was commissioned by the Ninth Duke of Bedford (who also commissioned the bronze […]

“Reason” is a song by German girl band No Angels. It was written by Thorsten Brötzmann and Alexander Geringas and produced by the former for their debut studio album Elle’ments (2001). “Reason” is a piano-led pop ballad with soft string arrangements and lyrics that talk about reminiscing past memories with […]

For the town in OklahomaFrontier Country see Stroud (Oklahoma). Stroud is at the heart of the Five Valleys in the Cotswolds. It is in Gloucestershire, England. . . . Stroud . . . Stroud High Street Nailsworth Town Clock market square, Minchinhampton There’s many fine, beautiful and interesting things to […]

Oltu (Armenian: Ողթիկ, Voght’ik; Georgian: ოლთისი, Oltisi) is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Necmettin Taşçı, from the AKP. The population was 31,087 in 2020. Place in Erzurum, Turkey Oltu Oltu Coordinates: 40°32′59″N41°59′59″E Country Turkey Province Erzurum Government  • Mayor […]

Portuguese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Portugal or its former colonies who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015[update], the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 9 Portuguese supercentenarians, including 7 residents and 2 emigrants.[1] Maria de Jesus was […]