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"These legendary warriors had an average height of only 5'3'".



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Who are the Gurkhas?


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Gurkhas is a correct answer, but not the one I was looking for. Let's see if someone else can get this.



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"These legendary warriors, whose name means 'one who serves', had an average height of only 5'3'".



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Correct! The board is yours.



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What kind of person shall not be featured on a US Postal stamp?
 
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What kind of person shall not be featured on a US Postal stamp?


who is a traitor/enemy of the United States?







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What kind of person shall not be featured on a US Postal stamp?

Who is a living person?


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This Founding Father is credited with establishing the precursor to the USCG, to address the issues of smuggling, lack of shipping control, pirating, and a revenue unbalance.


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This Founding Father is credited with establishing the precursor to the USCG, to address the issues of smuggling, lack of shipping control, pirating, and a revenue unbalance.


Who is Alexander Hamilton?

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what is the significance of exactly 1852 meters?



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Actually, the Mercury astronaut(s) and a few others people during the 60s/70s were on stamps (I still have a few in a book).







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what is the significance of exactly 1852 meters?


What is one NM (Nautical Mile)?







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what is the significance of exactly 1852 meters?


What is one NM (Nautical Mile)?


Correct, one NM is also 2000 yards, different from a statute mile.....you have the board.



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This ship became the first aircraft carrier.







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This ship became the first aircraft carrier.

US or any country? "Became" suggests you're referring to America's Langley, which was converted to a carrier, but the first commissioned carrier was Japan's Hōshō, while the HMS Hermes was technically the first to be laid down, but wasn't actually commissioned until after the Hōshō.



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This ship became the first aircraft carrier.

US or any country? "Became" suggests you're referring to America's Langley, which was converted to a carrier, but the first commissioned carrier was Japan's Hōshō, while the HMS Hermes was technically the first to be laid down, but wasn't actually commissioned until after the Hōshō.


US.

And the Langley did not become a carrier (it was a carrier) Wink







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And the Langley did not become a carrier (it was a carrier)

Really? I read it here.

"USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier [coal ship] USS Jupiter"

EDIT: OK, I see what you were saying. You were looking for "What was the Jupiter?"



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