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  2. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    "420" did not originate from the Los Angeles police or penal code for marijuana use. California Penal Code section 420 prohibits the obstruction of access to public land. The use of "420" started in 1971 at San Rafael High School, where a group of students would go to smoke at 4:20 pm.

  3. The human brain, particularly the prefrontal cortex, does not reach "full maturity" or "full development" at any particular age (e.g. 16, 18, 21, 25, 30). Changes in structure and myelination of gray matter are recorded to continue with relative consistency all throughout life including until death.

  4. List of Curious George episodes - Wikipedia

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    "Curious George Goes Up the River": George and The Man with the Yellow Hat go to the country to feed ducks but have to put their plans on hold when the Renkins' chicks are missing and they must find them. George, however, finds a raft on the edge of the river and soon, along with Jumpy Squirrel, finds himself-literally-going up the creek ...

  5. Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia

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    On March 9, 1869, the House repealed the law outright, but the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the bill and only offered Grant a temporary suspension of the law. When Grant objected, the Senate Republican caucus met and proposed allowing the president to have a free hand in choosing and removing his cabinet.

  6. Clouding of consciousness - Wikipedia

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    Clouding of consciousness, also called brain fog or mental fog, [1] [2] occurs when a person is slightly less wakeful or aware than normal. [3] They are less aware of time and their surroundings, and find it difficult to pay attention. [3]

  7. Robert F. Kennedy Bridge - Wikipedia

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    At the Wards Island and Astoria ends of the suspension span, there are two anchorages that hold the main cables. [10] [21] The anchorages contain a combined 133,500 tons of concrete. [20] There are also bents atop each anchorage, which conceal the ends of each main cable. [21] The Harlem River lift bridge in 2007

  8. December 1967 - Wikipedia

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    December 17, 1967: Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt vanishes while swimming December 15, 1967: 46 people killed in collapse of West Virginia and Ohio's Silver Bridge December 3, 1967: Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs first human heart transplant December 8, 1967: USAF Major Robert H. Lawrence, Black astronaut, killed in F-104 crash

  9. San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco, [23] officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center within Northern California.With a population of 808,988 residents as of 2023, [14] San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the 17th-most populous in the U.S.