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A small interesting fact

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Most of the world's wooly mammoths (the ancestory of today's elephants) had died out about 10,500 years ago. Although they are usually perceived to live together with dinosaurs, these animals actually existed  at the same time as early humans, who were partially responsable for killing them. There were many kinds of mammoth other than 'wooly mammoth', and some species were ever larger. The last mammoths actually lived until about 2,000 BC on a remote island in the middle of The Arctic Sea. To give a sense of the timeframe, this was about 560 years after the Great Pyramid of Giza was built. Enjoy! :) And something more joyful :)

Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?

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"We are here, not because we are law-breakers. We are here in our efforts to become law-makers" Emmeline Pankhurst Emmeline Pankhurst was born in 1858. She is seen by British people as "the principal fighter for women's equality in the UK". Until the 20th century women were not given the vote because they were considered to be incapable of rational thought. In bref, their place was in the home. In her twenties Emmeline belonged to the suffragists, who wanted to achieve equal voting rights for women by peaceful means. Later she led the suffragettes, who had a more militant approach.  On 18 December 1879, she married  Richard Pankhurst , a barrister  known for supporting women's rights to vote. They had five children over the next ten years. He supported her activities outside the home, she founded and became involved with the  Women's Franchise League , which advocated suffrage for both married and unmarried women. Suffragette's  tactics for att

Calvin Klein - a passion for fashion

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Calvin Klein is a famous fashion designer. He has had a very interesting life so far. Let's analyse quickly the chart of events in his life :) At the age of: 0 - born on November 19, 1942, in the Bronx, New York 14 - developed a passion for fashion and drawing 18 - graduated from the High School of Art and Design 20 - studied at Manhattan's Fashion Institute of Technology where he met first wife, Jayne Centre 22 - married Jayne in September 1964 26 - launched his own clothing company with friend from the childhood, Barry Schwartz. Daughter, Marci, born 28 - started designing sportswear 30 - introduced his trademark Calvin Klein Jeans 31 - won the Coty Award (the youngest designer ever who won it). He won it three times, in 1973, 1974 and 1975 32 - divorced Jayne 40 - started selling his own Calvin Klein brand underwear 40-44 - won Fashion Designers of America award three times 44 - married one more time - Kelly Rector, a New York socialite 45 - started makin