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... questions on any- thing under the sun . If the question was used , the sender would receive a copy of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of Maps . If the question " stumped the experts , " the sender would receive in addition the 24 ...
... questions on any- thing under the sun . If the question was used , the sender would receive a copy of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of Maps . If the question " stumped the experts , " the sender would receive in addition the 24 ...
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... question on botany correctly . It stunned the studio audience . It stunned me , too . I was the one who was expected to answer questions in natural history . This led to a brisk debate on one occasion . Some listener had sent in a question ...
... question on botany correctly . It stunned the studio audience . It stunned me , too . I was the one who was expected to answer questions in natural history . This led to a brisk debate on one occasion . Some listener had sent in a question ...
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... question for a week , pending in- vestigation . I spent that week thumbing reference books on the sub- ject and consulting my friends at the Bronx Zoo and the American Museum of Natural History . The experts I con- sulted agreed ...
... question for a week , pending in- vestigation . I spent that week thumbing reference books on the sub- ject and consulting my friends at the Bronx Zoo and the American Museum of Natural History . The experts I con- sulted agreed ...
Contents
MYSELF WHEN YOUNG I | 1 |
THE NEWSPAPER GAME | 17 |
HOBNOBBING WITH CHAMPIONS | 31 |
Copyright | |
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