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Literature & books · Accessible

The Adventures of Covan the Brown-haired

The Adventures of Covan the Brown-haired is a Celtic fairy tale translated by Dr. Macleod Clarke. Andrew Lang included it in The Orange Fairy Book. A goat herder and his wife had three sons and a daughter. One day, the d

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Literature & books · Accessible

Tritill, Litill, and the Birds

Tritill, Litill, and the Birds is a Hungarian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in The Crimson Fairy Book. A version of the tale also appears in A Book of Ogres and Trolls, by Ruth Manning-Sanders. That version is said

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Everyday life · Accessible

Who's the Ass?

Who's the Ass? („Einer ist immer der Esel“ in German) is a trick-taking card game for 3–12 players. The game is played with a deck consisting of 104 cards numbered from 1 to 13 (8 cards of each rank), five jokers, and on

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Exchange rate history of the Indian rupee

Prior to World War One, the major countries (England, USA etc.) were on the gold standard. The Indian rupee coin was silver, convertible into gold at the prevailing 15:1 ratio based on their weights. Note that 1 pound eq

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