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Mazz

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Galileo invented by oil lamp.

Mozart composed by candlelight.

Lincoln studied by the light of a fireplace.

Didn't they ever think to do their work during the daytime?

In Washington DC, helicopters are often used to monitor the traffic conditions.

Frequently jammed is the Francis Scott Key bridge, named after the man who wrote The Star Spangled Banner.

The bridge's traffic problem is notorious; among some, it's known as the Car Strangled Spanner.

An American History teacher, lecturing the class on the Puritans, asked, "What sort of people were punished in the stocks?"

To which a small voice from the back of the room responded, "The small investor?"

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