A large beer or wine cask, also formerly used to describe the capacity of ships.
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Fact of the Day
The world’s oldest tree is a 9,500-year-old Norwegian Spruce named 'Old Tjikko'.
Quote of the Day
"We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
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~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.