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Re: Do you know the answer?
That is correct in fact it was common among the indigenous peoples of the Americas to measure keenness of vision by the number of stars the...
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Current Moon Phase from the Farmers' Almanac

Moon Phase for 11/21/2009:
Waxing Crescent
20% of Full

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