Spiked and studded dog-collars derive from the days of the Ancient Greeks, who would give their sheep-dogs sharply spiked collars to protect their necks from wolves whilst they watched over a Sheppard's flock at night.

In the 14th century the Black Death killed 75,000,000 people. It was carried by fleas on the black rat.

Figlet, an ASCII font converter program, stands for Frank, Ian and Glenn's LETters.

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