"In several sections, both natural in the banks……" — Charles Lyell

"In several sections, both natural in the banks of the Mississippi and its numerous arms, and where artificial canals had been cut, I observed erect stumps of trees, with their roots attached, buried in strata at different heights, one over the other."

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When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves. — John Barrymore
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