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First Year At College

Prentiss Wilson was starting his first year at Occidental College in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles. The freshman was hours away from home and on his path of making new friends. Occidental, known as Oxy by the students, is one of the oldest private liberal arts schools on the West Coast and one of the best in the country.

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The More You Know

  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
  • The glow around the moon is called a "broch."
  • Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
  • A species of squid has been observed to leap from the ocean by using pressurized water jets to achieve flight, going as far as 98 feet!
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