Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

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One day soon the Gillette company will announce the development of a razor that, thanks...

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One day soon the Gillette company will announce the development of a razor that, thanks...

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'Escargot' is French for 'fat crawling bag of phlegm'.

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We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety...

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The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates.

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I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War.

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I was a young person once, shortly after the polar ice caps retreated, and I...

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The more knowledgeable the African-American woman becomes about herself and her history, the more attractive...

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I love being an African American female! I love my skin tone & learning about...