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Most Played Song of the Decade in UK by Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ has been revealed as the most-played song of the past ten years. Written by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis, Can’t Get You Out Of My Head was originally turned down by S Club 7 and Sophie Ellis-Bextor before being picked up as the lead single for Kylie’s 2001 album Fever. The worldwide hit reaching number one in more than 40 countries, including the United Kingdom, her native Australia, Germany, France,...
Alcatraz – The Legendary Prison
Alcatraz Island is an island located near San Francisco. It is offen called as The Rock. It was discovered by Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala, in 1775. Alcatraz Island offers a look at the first lighthouse and US built fort on the West Coast. It was used as a federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963, a total of 29 years, and which was considered to be impossible to escape. Alcatraz did house a few well-known prisoners. These included Al Capone,...
The Streets of San Francisco
The city of San Francisco is famous for its extraordinary streets.
The Lombard Street is for example a hilly street that is created with sharp curves to switchback down the one-way hill past beautiful Victorian mansions.
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