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touron
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| Quote: | | Last month, Liechtenstein's government said it altered its official map, part of a move to a more precise, satellite-based surveying system. The result: Bits and pieces amounting to about a quarter of an acre disappeared. |
However, this is the quote I really liked
| Quote: | | Every year, His Serene Highness Prince Hans-Adam II, the head of state, and his son, His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Alois, invite their subjects up to the castle for a beer. A significant portion of the population shows up. |
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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In 1671 Louis XIV commissioned new maps of France with longitude determined by the high-tech method of the day: observing the moons of Jupiter. The improved calculations reduced the size of France by 20%, prompting Louis to complain, "I have just lost more territory to my astronomers than to all my enemies."
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touron
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Maybe they should have called him the Moon King instead of the Sun King. 
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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