Monday, 19. April 2010

Alejandro Robaina - Cuban cigar legend dies aged 91


Mr Robaina, the only grower to have a brand of Cuban cigars named after him, had been a roving ambassador for the country's state-run cigar industry.

bbc.co.uk

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George Washington owes $300,000 in library fines


New York City's oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the first U.S. president has racked up 220 years' worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned.

Adjusted for inflation, that means Washington owes approximately $300,000 (£197,000).

metro.co.uk

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