Under Shunga patronage, the core of the Great Stupa, thought to date from the era of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka (r. ca. 273–232 B.C.), was enlarged to its present diameter of 120 feet, covered with a stone casing, topped with a balcony and umbrella, and encircled with a stone railing.

the old man … him brought into a secret part, / Where that false couple were full closely ment / In wanton lust and lewd embracement ….

The Milky Way will see a starburst in approximately 200,000,000 years.

The food arrived: jollof rice for him and fried rice for her.