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QUESTION Whatis the biggest carousel ever built?
THE carousel has an extraordinary history, dating back to the fifth century AD. The earliest record of such a device is an etching from the Byzantine era depicting riders swinging in baskets tied to a central pole.See the full content of this document
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Carousel Crusaders
The word 'carousel' originated during the Crusades, taken from either the Italian garosello and/or the Spanish carosella, both of which mean 'little war'.
Crusaders named it after a Turkish game played by soldiers, which involved throwing perfume back and forth...See the full content of this document
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