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blood would boil while your hand felt no heat 10. TELEVISION: What is the capital of the Seven
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thermosphere. Satellites that operate here are in
Global temperatures fell by an average of half a “low-Earth orbit.”
degree Fahrenheit after this volcano exploded • The top layer of the atmosphere is the exo-
in 1991. sphere, from the Greek word meaning “out-
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Dear Savvy Senior, CruiseAmerica.com, one of the largest RV rental Did you hear about the new restaurant on
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and the number of travelers. If it’s just you and your the pandemic, because some campgrounds and RV And for more safe travel tips this summer, visit
husband, and you’re visiting several locations and parks, as well as local, state, and national public parks Coronavirus.gov – click on “specific resources for
driving lots of miles you may want a smaller motor may be closed or operating with restrictions. travelers.”
home with better fuel economy. But if you’re tak-
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types of RVs available today. grounds, points of interest and restaurants along the
way. and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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role and launched his career in slap-stick. of planning. While touring in Canada, Barysh-
• Other parts went to actors noted for their nikov evaded his KGB handlers at the end of a
serious roles, including Robert Stack, Lloyd performance, disappearing into the crowd outside.
Bridges, Robert Hays, and Peter Graves. The He hid until he was granted political asylum.
directors thought it would have impact to see
their deadpan delivery contrasted to the serious * On July 1, 1984, the Motion Picture Association
nature of their previous roles. of America introduces a new movie rating, PG-13.
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and could only film in the afternoons because the Earth. It marked the 100th human space mis-
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her hair-do.
• Jonathan Banks, who later played Mike in * On July 5, 2003, the World Health Organiza-
“Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” plays air tion (WHO) announces that all person-to-person
traffic controller Gunderson. transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syn-
• The co-pilot role played by basketball star drome (SARS) has ceased. In the previous eight
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a nod to a similar months, the disease had killed 775 people in 29
countries. The first cases of SARS, caused by the
(continued on the next page) SARS coronavirus, appeared in China in Novem-
ber 2002, and soon spread around the world via air
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times higher than if it was coming from the out of the lungs, either by swallowing, cough-
country. The biggest load of fungal spores came ing, or sending them into the bloodstream
when the wind was blowing from the country. through the lymph system. Larger particles
The researcher correctly concluded that human lodge in the tissues of the lungs where they
disease was likely caused by the bacteria while cause issues such as asthma and emphysema.

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