Run (island)
Pulau Run is one of the smallest Islands of the Banda Islands which are a part of Indonesia. It is about 3 km long and less than 1 km wide.
It used to be of enormous economic importance due to the value of the spices nutmeg and mace which are obtained from the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragans), at that time only growing on the Banda Islands. During the history of the spice trade sailors of the British East India Company of the second expedition of James Lancaster, John Davis and John Middleton who stayed in Bantam on Java first reached the Island in 1603 and developed good contacts with the inhabitants. On December 23th 1616, Captain Nathaniel Courthope reached Run to defend it against claims of the Dutch East India Company. A contract with the inhabitants was signed accepting the English king as sovereign of the island. After four years of siege by the Dutch and the murder of Nathaniel Courthope in an ambush in 1620, the English and their local allies departed without a struggle.
2006-06-26 04:38:24
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answered by Anonymous
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My Nose Runs Because My Feet Smell. LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA
2006-06-26 11:25:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Because you use your nose to smell, and your feet to run.
2006-06-26 11:24:19
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answered by Chreap 5
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who knows?!?! your feet get dirty and they sweat and get really smelly sometimes...you can wear the same socks for like days and days and never change them...they can smell that way too. Your nose-well what you are allergic to.
2006-06-26 11:25:45
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answered by ♥mcmanda♥ 5
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Hi buddy, ask your mom (Barbara, no offence taken) and she may have all the answer about your lack of vitamin intake in early age... ha-ha, just kidding. . However, I must admit that outwardly you look real healthy... Your question is an intelligent one... PS. change the photo please and get an 'avatar' instead.
2006-06-26 12:07:40
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answered by Hafiz 7
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Because I have the runs.
2006-06-26 11:25:19
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answered by Anonymous
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Like why do you drive on a parkway and park in the driveway? Life's mysteries are sure mysterious.
2006-06-26 11:24:25
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answered by Collin R 4
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Why do you drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?
What is another word for thesaurus?
2006-06-26 11:25:05
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answered by Joe K 6
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why do we park on drive ways and drive on parkways?
why are they called appartments when they are all stuck together?
why do they sterilise the needle for lethal injections?
why are there interstates in hawaii?
2006-06-26 11:27:11
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answered by onlylove41 4
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Hey that's pretty funny. Next time ask why people break wind.
2006-06-26 11:25:27
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answered by bddrex 4
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