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In the 1970s, Mattel sold a doll called "Growing Up Skipper." Her breasts grew when her arm was turned. 
Thursday March 22, 2012, 6:42 am Top
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Who was the "most Irish" US President?
One would probably answer, JFK. However, wrong.
Correct answer - Andrew Jackson, a founder of today's Democratic Party. His parents were both born in Ireland. They left County Antrim for the New World in 1765, two years before Andrew was born. 
Friday March 23, 2012, 5:20 am Top
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At the 2010 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift won more Grammys (4) than Elvis did his entire career (3). 
Saturday March 24, 2012, 7:31 am Top
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Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey went on a couple dates in the mid-1980s. It was Roger who convinced her to syndicate her talk show. 
Monday March 26, 2012, 5:58 am Top
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Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson, who worked as a meat inspector during the War of 1812. 
Tuesday March 27, 2012, 6:29 am Top
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The 3 Musketeers bar was originally split into three pieces with three different flavors: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. When the other flavors became harder to come by during WWII, Mars decided to go all chocolate. 
Wednesday March 28, 2012, 6:24 am Top
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Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell is also responsible for starting up the Chuck E. Cheese's franchise. 
Thursday March 29, 2012, 7:18 am Top
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Tom Selleck was set to play Indiana Jones, but due to contract agreement for Magnum PI, he decided to do the honorable thing and keep the agreement. Ironically a writers' strike delayed production long enough that he could have filmed Jones. 
Friday March 30, 2012, 6:03 am Top
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Though the Ford Mustang uses a mustang pony as an image the car was actually named after the P-51 Mustang, a fighter plane from WWII. 
Saturday March 31, 2012, 6:37 am Top
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$62 was the weekly salary of bus driver Ralph Kramden in the TV show The Honeymooners. 
Monday April 2, 2012, 7:40 am Top
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78 degrees is the Fahrenheit melting point of cocoa butter, which explains why chocolate bars melt in the summer. 
Tuesday April 3, 2012, 6:48 am Top
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The number of islands that make up the state of Hawaii is 132. 
Wednesday April 4, 2012, 5:48 am Top
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A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. 
Thursday April 5, 2012, 7:32 am Top
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The outdoor temperature can be estimated to within several degrees by timing the chirps of a cricket. It is done this way: count the number of chirps in a 15-second period, and add 37 to the total. The result will be very close to the actual Fahrenheit temperature. This formula, however, only works in warm weather. (Try it!) 
Friday April 6, 2012, 7:16 am Top
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The vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note depicts a likeness of the front of the Lincoln Memorial as it appeared in 1922 when it was first dedicated. At that time, there were only 48 states that made up the United States of America. The names of 26 states were engraved on the front of the Memorial. This is why only the names of 26 states appear in the vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note. In the upper frieze of the facade in the vignette the states are from left to right: Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and North Dakota. In the lower frieze from left to right the names of the states are: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Carolina, Hampshire, Virginia and New York. 
Saturday April 7, 2012, 8:34 am Top
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Henry VIII only had two of his wives executed;
Anne Boleyn (#2) and Catherine Howard (#5).
Catherine of Aragon (#1) died after he had divorced her,
Jane Seymour (#3) died after childbirth (of Edward),
Anne of Cleves (#4) died after he divorced her
Katherine Parr (#6) actually outlived Henry. 
Monday April 9, 2012, 7:32 am Top
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's" 
Tuesday April 10, 2012, 7:11 am Top
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From the 1500s : Sometimes people could obtain pork & feel really special. When company came over, they would bring out some bacon & hang it to show it off. It was a sign of wealth & that a man could bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests, sit around & chew the fat. 
Wednesday April 11, 2012, 6:42 am Top
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In the United States, one pound of Potato Chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes! 
Thursday April 12, 2012, 7:51 am Top
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It is a fact that more than 60 million people worldwide are affected by a fear of Friday the 13th. This fear causes these people to not drive a car, leave the house, or even get out of bed. There is a significant increase in traffic accidents on that particular day.

The phobia is called friggatriskaidekaphobia. (frig-uh-trisk-eye-deck-uh-pho-bee-uh) 
Friday April 13, 2012, 7:39 am Top
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During a period of 160 such days from 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924, the Australian town of Marble Bar set a world record for the most consecutive days above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) 
Saturday April 14, 2012, 7:34 am Top
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Architect James Horan was awarded $500 and a parcel of land in Washington, D.C. for his 1792 winning design for the President's House, now known as the White House. 
Monday April 16, 2012, 6:07 am Top
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The State of Nevada first legalized gambling in 1931. At that same time, the Hoover Dam was being built and the federal government did not want its workers (who earned 50 cents an hour) to be involved with such diversions, so they built the town of Boulder City to house the dam workers. To this day, Boulder City is the only city in Nevada where gambling is illegal. Hoover Dam is 726 feet tall and 660 feet thick at its base. Enough rock was excavated in its construction to build the Great Wall of China. Contrary to old wives' tales, no workers were buried in the dam's concrete. 
Tuesday April 17, 2012, 6:24 am Top
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Look at your zipper. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer. 
Wednesday April 18, 2012, 6:25 am Top
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How many reasons are there for an entertainer to change his or her name? Here's an uncommon one: when your name is that of the father of relativity. Actor and director Albert Brooks started out in life named Albert Einstein. His brother, David Einstein, also changed his name to become a celebrated daredevil -- to "Super Dave" Osborne. 
Thursday April 19, 2012, 7:12 am Top
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