People taking photographs of their meals are not critics; they are from the United States.

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"Age before beauty," said the devil as he threw his grandmother off' the stairs.

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"Ahu" are stone platforms on which many moai sit. There are 313 known ahu and 125 of these carry moai. The biggest, Ahu Tongariki is 220 m (720 ft), and had the most (15) and tallest moai.

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"All freight lightens," said the skipper, when he threw his wife overboard.

German Proverb

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"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

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"Almost a hit," said the boy as he threw the stone at his dog and hit his stepmother's leg.

Danish Proverb

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"Almost" and "About" prevent lying.

French Proverb

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"Almost" never killed a fly.

English Proverb

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"An egg is an egg," said the beadle, but he took the goose-egg.

German Proverb

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"Android" is gender specific.

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"Ascension Thursday" is 40 days after Easter and is when Christ was said to have ascended to heaven.

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"Away with you, be a peddlar, a knave," says the hangman to his man.

German Proverb

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"Bad company," said the thief, as he went to the gallows between the hangman and a monk.

Dutch Proverb

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"But" is a fence over which few leap.

German proverb

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"Come and I'll tell you something," tickles the ear.

African Proverb

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"Come see me" and "Come live with me" are two different things.

Virgin Islander Proverb

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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People taking photographs of their meals are not critics; they are from the United States.

– Louis de Bernieres –

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