A tumpline is a strap attached at both ends to a backpack which goes over the top of the head rather than over the shoulders. Tumplines are used mostly for heavy loads being transported over heavy terrain.- The outer enclosure of an aircraft engine is a nacelle.
- Napoleon’s horse was named Marengo.
- A Wayne Gretzky in poker slang refers to a 99 hand.
- The polar bear is the largest living carnivore.
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