This is a list of the world nations that import the most military arms. It is based on statistical data for the period 1998-2002. The values are in $ millions (US)

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This is a list of the world nations that export the most military arms. It is based on statistical data for the period 1998-2002. The values are in $ millions (US).

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This is a list of 8 great works of art (well - maybe one is only nominally so) that were found in unusual places. It makes you wonder how many great works of art are lost to the world simply because no one is looking in the right place!

1. In a farmer’s field

In 1820, a Greek peasant named Yorgos was digging in his field on the island of Milos when he unearthed several carved blocks of stone. He burrowed deeper and found four statues - three figures of Hermes and one of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Three weeks later, the Choiseul archeological expedition arrived by ship, purchased the Aphrodite, and took it to France. Louis XVIII gave it the name Venus de Milo and presented it to the Louvre where it became one of the most famous works of art in history.

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