Those expecting to be bored by the recitation of hard, dry facts will be disappointed by this tour, offered by Travel Bound.

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And once a few seemingly dry facts have been established - a date and place of birth, for instance - the web can help bring the past to life.

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Their formats are as cold and dry as the facts you input.

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Nothing is forever, though, and the possibility that the Southwest Chief may, within a few years, no longer come through Garden City is one of those stories built on dry, arcane economic facts.

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Facts are dry and dull.

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