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Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour
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Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour, Challenger & Columbia. Enterprise was used for testing, but has never flown into space.
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What is a ghoti?
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ghoti is "fish"
gh from tough
o from women
ti from motion
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ghoti is another spelling for fish (GB Shaw, I believe, originated this as a demonstration of the difficulties in the English language).
The 'gh' is the sound 'f' from 'rough', the 'o' is the sound 'i' from 'women', 'ti" is the sound "sh" from 'nation'.
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George Bernard Shaw coined that spelling for fish to showcase English's inconsistent spelling (gh as in cough, o as in women and ti as in nation)
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Actually the spelling is entirely consistent. It was George Bernard Shaw who was incorrect.
"gh" from cough - The F pronounciation can only occur if the GH is at the end of a word, not at the beginning.
"o" from women depends on the accent. I know people who pronounce the o as oo and those that pronounce it as u.
"ti" as in nation only occurs if followed by the on as well.
ghoti must, if following the rules of the English language, be pronounces goatie - thus GBS is incorrect.
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What is the collective noun for a bunch of ravens?
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The Baltimore Ravens who are an NFL (USA Professional Football) team.
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never mores?
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Unkindness
Christopher Reed
"The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient."
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An unkindness or storytelling
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What was the "Heidi Game"?
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Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets (43-32)
Nov 17, 1968
http://www.nfl.com/news/mostmemorable10.html[^]
NBC switched to Heidi exactly at 7 p.m. Eastern, not showing the final 65 seconds, during which the Raiders scored 14 points to win the game.
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In 2003 this lady smashed the existing record for a woman rowing solo across the Atlantic. Who is she and how long did it take her?
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Anne Quemere of France.Time 56 Days
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What is the oldest known national flag in the world?
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The flag of Scotland, called the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross, dates to the 9th century, and is the oldest national flag still in use.
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