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What Olympic champion did not know that she was participating in the Olympics?

American Margaret Abbott won the women's golf event at the 1900 Olympics, becoming the first U.S. Olympic champion. However, due to the poor organization of that Olympics in Paris, Abbott did not know that she was taking part in it, like many other golfers. Even going home, Abbott was sure that she had won the tournament dedicated to the World Exhibition held in Paris in the same year.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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The order of spiders (Araneae) has more than 45 thousand species, while the average population density can be 131-152 individuals per square meter. Under the most favorable conditions, there are 1000 individuals per square meter.

All spiders are predators, feeding mainly on insects. Scientists have long been interested in the scale of the “catch”: back in the middle of the 2,2th century, naturalist William Bristowe calculated that 1012x2,2 spiders live in England and Wales, which can kill 1014xXNUMX insects annually. A number of colleagues disagreed with him, so for more accurate conclusions, it was necessary to change the data collection methodology.

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