In the sport of badminton, the projectile item is called a shuttlecock. Real shuttlecocks (not the plastic variety) come with 16 feathers fixed into a cork base. These feathers are taken from ducks or white geese and must measure 64 to 70 millimeters long. Experts claim that the most stable shuttlecocks use feathers from a bird’s left wing.
During his life, George Washington held no higher military ranking than that of lieutenant-general. But in 1978, the U.S. Army promoted Washington to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States so that he would be the senior general officer on army rolls.
The martial arts include aikido (the way of harmony), judo (the gentle way), jujitsu (the gentle technique), karate (the way of the empty hand), kenpo (way of the fist), kung fu (one who is highly skilled), tae kwan do (way of the hands and feet) and tai chi (great supreme absolute).
With a population of roughly 13,000 inmates, New York City’s Rikers Island is the world’s largest penal colony.
Cockroaches have extremely sensitive antennae that make it possible for the hardy insects to sense a movement on the ground of less than one-millionth of an inch.
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