Chevron, Exxon Mobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Conoco Phillips, Peabody Energy, CONSOL Energy and Arch Coal – these eight companies’ products are responsible for nearly 15% of industrial carbon emissions since 1850. http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2016/10/climate-accountability-scorecard-full-report.pdf

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FRACAS. Pronounced Frayk-Us. A noisy disturbance or quarrel. Used in context: In 1993, petitioner, Old Chief, was arrested after a fracas involving at least one gunshot. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fracas Old Chief v. United States, 519 U.S. 172, 174 (1997).

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Saudi Arabia announced today that women are now allowed to drive, ending a longstanding policy!!!! https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-drive.html

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In 2016, the Grand Canyon National Park had over 6 million visitors! In 1980, there were 2.3 million visitors. https://e360.yale.edu/features/greenlock-a-visitor-crush-is-overwhelming-americas-national-parks

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One square meter of U.S. carrot production (one crop) is adequate to fulfill vitamin A needs for one (average) adult for one year. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/trivia.html

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Ticks are arachnids, not insects. http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/animals/Arachnids.htm

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Justice Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court justice of the African-American race known for his originalist and often conservative readings of the Constitution, is married to Virginia Thomas, a white woman. http://www.politico.com/story/2011/02/justice-thomass-wife-now-lobbyist-048812

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Brix is the measurement of the sugar content in wine. http://www.winespectator.com/glossary/index/word/Brix

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The basic monetary unit of Ghana is the cedi. http://www.xe.com/currency/ghs-ghanaian-cedi

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The name “Vermont” was given by French explorer Samuel de Champlain to Vermont’s Green Mountains on his 1647 map. He called them “Verd Mont” meaning green mountain in French. http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/vt_intro.htm

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