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Wonders never cease.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

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| August 01, 2004 | Bonham, Margaret | COPYRIGHT 2004 Smithsonian Institution. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I was grocery shopping the other day and overheard the deli employees trying to list the Seven Wonders of the World. They were guessing the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and the like. I interrupted and explained that none of those was ...

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