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- The Hundred Years War lasted 116 years from 1337 to 1453.
- Ecuador is the leading supplier of "Panama" style hats.
- Catgut comes from sheep and horses.
- Russians celebrate the October Revolution in November.
- Squirrel fur is used to make camel's hair brushes.
- Dogs (canis) give the base name for the Canary Islands.
- King George VI's full name was Albert Frederick Arthur George.
- A purple finch is crimson.
- New Zealand supplies Chinese gooseberries.