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All of Stanford’s residence halls are co-ed. In some houses, men and women live on separate floors, while in others they are on the same floor, and there are some houses that offer both options. Roth is a self-operated house on the Row and is the only all-female, non-Greek house on the Stanford campus. Read more...
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The Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco has bars near the lobby entrance and on the second floor. To avoid the lines, you may pre-order drinks and snacks at the bar before a show and they will be ready for pick-up with your name during the intermission. Other than bottled water, drinks may be only taken into the auditorium if you Read more...
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Dogs are permitted at Baker Beach in San Francisco, and are allowed off-leash in some areas provided they are under voice control at all times. Off-leash dogs are allowed on the beach north of Lobos Creek but only if they will respond immediately to commands to return to a leash when called. Dogs must be on a leash at all Read more...
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The depth of water under the Golden Gate Bridge is approximately 377 feet (or 115 meters) at its deepest point. The US Geological Survey, with other research partners, have mapped central San Francisco Bay and its entrance under the Golden Gate Bridge using multibeam echosounders. In 2006, they published a topographical image with indicative depths of the sea floor around Read more...
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Dogs are permitted on all beaches in Brighton between 1st October and 30th April. They must be under control at all times and any fouling must be picked up immediately. At all other times, restrictions are in place and dogs can only go on Brighton’s designated dog-friendly beaches which are usually indicated with signs. Dogs must be on a lead Read more...
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In the early hours of 14th February 2013, Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home on Bushwillow Crescent in the Silver Woods Country Estate gated community, east of Pretoria. Pistorius admitted that he fired shots through a closed door in a bathroom at his home, three of which struck Steenkamp, causing her death, Read more...
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg grew up in the village of Dobbs Ferry, New York, some 18 miles (or 29 kilometers) north of New York City. The Zuckerberg family lived in a house on Russell Place, just off Northfield Avenue, from where Mark’s father, Doctor Edward Zuckerberg, operated an adjoining dental clinic. Mark Zuckerberg attended Ardsley High School in nearby Ardsley Read more...
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Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio grew up in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Born Warren Wilhelm Jr in New York City in 1961, he changed his name later in life, adopting his mother’s maiden name, de Blasio. The family lived in Rowayton, Connecticut, for the first few years of his life, before moving to a Victorian house Read more...
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Abe Lebewohl owned the Second Avenue Deli in the East Village and was shot and killed on March 4th, 1996 in a robbery near the NatWest Bank branch at East Fourth Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan. Ukraine-born Lebewohl immigrated to the United States in 1950 and four years later took over a 10-seat diner, transforming it into a landmark Read more...
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The original 7 hills of San Francisco, in order of descending height are: Mount Davidson Twin Peaks Mount Sutro (or Lone Mountain on some lists) Nob Hill Russian Hill Telegraph Hill Rincon Hill San Francisco has many more than seven hills but the list is thought to have been created as an attempt to emulate Rome, the original City of Read more...
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Staten Island is an island, surrounded by water on all sides. One of the five boroughs of New York City, Staten Island is connected by road to Brooklyn via the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and to the state of New Jersey by three road bridges: the Outerbridge Crossing, Goethals Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge single track Read more...
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All vehicles crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in the direction of San Francisco are required to pay a toll charge. Toll payments cannot be made on the bridge, so rental car drivers have the option of paying the toll through their rental company, but this is likely to be more expensive and subject to convenience fees. Alternatively, one-time toll payments Read more...
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Glee actress Naya Rivera died by accidental drowning, aged 33, at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California on July 8th, 2020. Rivera rented a pontoon boat on the lake with her 4-year-old son, Josey, and was reported missing when she failed to return. Her son was found alone on the boat. A search team found her body in the northeastern Read more...
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Most of the city of San Francisco should be able to receive the following free over-the-air TV channels with an antenna. Some areas may not receive all stations due to signals being weakened or blocked by nearby buildings, trees or hills. Name Channel Callsign Transmitter KTVU FOX 2 2.1 KTVU-DT Sutro LATV 2.2 KTVU-DT2 Sutro Movies! 2.3 KTVU-DT3 Sutro Buzzr Read more...
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Australian Olympic snowboarder Alex Pullin died, aged 32, on 8th July 2020 while diving on an artificial reef at Palm Beach in Gold Coast, Queensland. He was pulled unresponsive from the sea and attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. The cause of death was drowning. Read more...
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SEC on New Jersey Transit trains stands for Secaucus and means that the train stops at Secaucus Junction. Secaucus Junction is a rail hub where passengers can transfer between trains running to and from New York Penn Station, and services going to and from Hoboken Terminal. New York Penn Station trains run on the upper level tracks and the Hoboken Read more...
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An application for a San Francisco Public Library card may be made online or by completing a paper Library Card Application form. Presentation of valid photo ID and proof of residential address is required in-person at any SFPL location in order to process the application and issue a library card. Residents of California are entitled to a free San Francisco Read more...
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The corporate headquarters of electric carmaker and renewable energy technology company Tesla are located on Deer Creek Road on the Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto, California. In addition to Tesla’s corporate offices, the site houses engineering and research staff and a powertrain manufacturing facility. Tesla relocated here in 2009 from its previous headquarters in San Carlos. The complex was Read more...
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There are alligators on Sanibel as the island’s extensive freshwater wetlands, marshes and swamps provide an ideal habitat for the reptile. Alligators tend to avoid saltwater, so care should be taken near areas of freshwater, and brackish water where freshwater and saltwater mix. Swimming outside posted swimming areas is not advisable, and swimming at night should be avoided as alligators Read more...
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A park pass is not required to visit or stop in the city of Revelstoke itself as it is outside the Mount Revelstoke National Park boundary. However, a park pass is required if you stop, stay or hike trails within Mount Revelstoke National Park or the adjacent Glacier National Park. A park pass can be purchased at the Parks Canada Read more...