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  2. Ostrich egg - Wikipedia

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    Ostrich eggs are the largest of all eggs, [4] though they are actually the smallest eggs relative to the size of the adult bird — on average they are 15 cm (5.9 in) long, 13 cm (5.1 in) wide, and weigh 1.4 kilograms (3.1 lb), over 20 times the weight of a chicken's egg and only 1 to 4% the size of the female. [5]

  3. Here be dragons - Wikipedia

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    The Psalter world map with dragons at the base. Dragons appear on a few other historical maps: The T-O Psalter world map (c. 1250 AD) has dragons, as symbols of sin, in a lower "frame" below the world, balancing Jesus and angels on the top, but the dragons do not appear on the map proper.

  4. Diepkloof Rock Shelter - Wikipedia

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    General view of the excavation during 2009 field season Excavation of the upper part of the deposit. Diepkloof Rock Shelter is a rock shelter in Western Cape, South Africa in which has been found some of the earliest evidence of the human use of symbols, in the form of patterns engraved upon ostrich eggshell water containers.

  5. Easter egg - Wikipedia

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    The practice of decorating eggshells is quite ancient, [12] with decorated, engraved ostrich eggs found in Africa which are 60,000 years old. [13] In the pre-dynastic period of Egypt and the early cultures of Mesopotamia and Crete, eggs were associated with death and rebirth, as well as with kingship, with decorated ostrich eggs, and representations of ostrich eggs in gold and silver, were ...

  6. Calling All Eggheads! 75 Easter Trivia Questions and ... - AOL

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    It's officially Easter!The festive day, feted with bunnies and colored eggs, has a variety of historical origins and is considered one of the holiest and most important Christian holidays. The ...

  7. Animals in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Fowl — This word which, in its most general sense, applies to anything that flies in the air (Genesis 1:20, 21), including the "bat" and "flying creeping things" (Leviticus 11:19-23 A.V.), and which frequently occurs in the Bible with this meaning, is also sometimes used in a narrower sense, as, for instance, III K., iv, 23, where it stands ...

  8. Christian symbolism - Wikipedia

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    These symbols derive from the Bible; for example from the tongues of fire [27] that symbolized the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and from Jesus' description of his followers as the light of the world; [28] or God is a consuming fire found in Hebrews 12. [29] Compare Jewish symbolism.

  9. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Saturday, December 14

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    Spoilers ahead! We've warned you. We mean it. Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of today's NYT ...