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What size is a baby grand piano?

Some companies describe a piano of less than 5 feet in length as a "small" grand piano. The baby grand piano introduced in the 1930s was 5 feet and 1 inch long. This piano is the most popular of the grand pianos, because it maintains the desired aesthetic of the grand piano without taking up too much space.

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How do you find the value of a 1959 Barbie doll?

A 1959 Barbie doll is identifiable by its cat-eye-style black eyeliner, heavily arched eyebrows, pale vinyl body, red closed mouth and painted or stenciled face. These Barbies feature blonde or brunette flocked hair with curly bangs and a heavy plastic body. All 1959 Barbie dolls have red fingernails and lack iris colors. They come wearing a striped, black-and-white sleeveless swimsuit in synthetic fabric, as well as black plastic shoes, metal hoop earrings and white plastic sunglasses.\nThe #1 Barbie dolls are distinguished by holes in their feet, which mark where copper tubes are inserted in..

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What kind of collector pink glass plates were made in an octagon shape?

Depression glass is the name given to glass dinnerware made by several companies during the Great Depression era. In addition to pink, this dinnerware comes in other cheerful colors, such as amber, cobalt blue and green. Depression glass was mass-produced and quite affordable at the time. Consumers could purchase a plate for about the same cost as a loaf of bread.

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Where can someone buy a snow globe?

Certain online stores such as Bradford Exchange specialize in collectible items like snow globes. There are also companies like Cool Snow Globes or Snow Domes where the customer can have a snow globe custom made. When buying a snow globe online, there are also shipping charges. It is advisable to give special shipping instructions upon ordering to ensure the item arrives safely.

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What is the War tortoise in "RuneScape"?

Players need a summoning level of 67 to create and utilize the war tortoise pouch, which uses seven summoning points and grants 58.6 experience points. To create the war tortoise pouch players must combine an empty summoning pouch, one spirit shard, one gold charm and a tortoise shell at a summoning obelisk. They can also use a completed pouch on the obelisk to produce 10 testudo scrolls, giving the war tortoise familiar a special ability.

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What does the violin sound like?

The violin yields sound by way of its strings, its bridge, belly and body. A violinist induces sound from the violin by either bowing the strings or plucking them, which is indicated in a musical score by the word "pizzicato."\nA violin's strings vibrate when a violinist plucks or bows them. The vibrations transfer to the bridge, which holds the strings at the lower end of the violin. The bridge then transfers vibrations to the belly and throughout the violin's body.\nThe vibrating body creates airwaves within the violin's body cavity, and these changes in air pressure produce s..

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Can you play the GTA 5 game on a computer?

Versions of Windows spanning from Vista to Windows 8 support the game, as of 2015. Other minimum requirements include a quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 4 GB of ram and a 1 GB NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, as well as 65 GB of free hard drive space. Any computer specs meeting or exceeding these requirements are able to run the game at medium-to-high quality.

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Where can you find the official Uno rules by Mattel?

Mattel makes many different versions of the Uno card game, but themes featuring movie or TV characters do not affect the rules of the game. Uno features cards that are either blue, green, red or yellow. In addition to cards numbered zero through nine in each color, there are also action cards with instructions to reverse the direction of the game, draw two or skip the next player, plus a wild card and a draw four wild card.

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How do you play "Space Heroes Universe"?

"Space Heroes Universe" was an online game that launched in 2011. Originally called "Little Space Heroes," the game had over five million players.\nThe game began with a player creating his Space Hero and joining the Space Heroes Academy. He learned the game play, including use of his hero's Bubble Blaster, Jetpack and Starjet, through basic training. He could then complete quests, task and missions to earn awards, such as badges.\nThe game's villain was Lord Shadowbot. Twenty years before the game, he stole a race of aliens called the Glows, who provide light and energy. Players sea..

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What are some fun dinosaur games for kids?

"Dinosaur Arlo's Journey" is a platform game that requires players to collect as many fruits as possible while avoiding falling over and getting attacked.\nIn "Dino Robot," a dinosaur transforms into a robot that is tasked with destroying obstacles and enemies. Successful players are able to unlock a new robot.\n"London Rex" challenges players to destroy cars and houses in London with a dinosaur. Players are awarded a rating for their performance on each level.

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