Tavernier brought the Hope diamond to France in 1666, it was 112 carats then, but in the Natural History museum, it is 45 carats, where is the missing 67 carats? I know...i was born May 10, 1971, i was Shah Jahan....it was from his son that the Frenchman bought or was just given the cursed diamond..
Also...........tides.........i lived in Rehoboth Beach, DE for much of my life.........went to the beach everyday...........................the ocean would invade the beach, at high tide, like 20 feet..............in most cases.........max 30 feet........if even that..............and that is the Atlantic ocean.........the Potomac river is not going to overflow that much at high tide........much less go into an inlet........at like a 90 degree turn...................north.......fill the tidal basin........then magically run south via the Wash channel.......go into the Anacostia........and head towards the Chesapeake...... 5. Inlet Bridge Following the disastrous 1881 flood that covered parts of the Mall, the U.S. Corps of Engineers began to dredge the Potomac River in order to improve navigability and reclaim land. The silt and mud placed behind retaining walls created 723.4 acres of new land upon which many of our memorials now stand, including Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, and W...
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