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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
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About a statue of a person on a horse: if the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments in the US.
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Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
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If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go up to “one thousand” to find the letter “A”.
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Only two people signed the US Declaration of Independence on July 4: John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.
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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented that ruled “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden”. Thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon, 4,000 years ago, that for a month after the
wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase “Goodnight, sleep tight”.
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In the US, there are more collect calls on Father’s Day than any other day of the year.
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Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were invented by women.
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“Obsession” is the most popular boat name in the US.
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Half of all US citizens live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades (King David), Hearts (Charlemagne), Clubs (Alexander the Great), Diamonds (Julius Caesar).
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Tom Sawyer was the first novel ever written on a typewriter.
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