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Merv Griffin made $70 million off of Jeopardy’s theme music!
Merv Griffin made $70 million off of Jeopardy’s theme music! Merv Griffin was a media magnate best known for his talk show that lasted over 20 years and for creating such game shows as Jeopardy!, Wheel...
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In 1923, German money was so worthless that it was used as wallpaper and...
In 1923, German money was so worthless that it was used as wallpaper and insulation! After World War I ended, Germany was forced to pay $132 billion in reparations. They were forced to pay, because...
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Ricky Martin is considered a hero in helping ending modern-day slavery!
Ricky Martin is considered a hero in helping ending modern-day slavery! Ricky Martin is involved in several humanitarian projects including the fight against human trafficking. Specifically, Martin...
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Ancient Egyptian kings wouldn’t drink wine, because it reminded them of the...
Ancient Egyptian kings wouldn’t drink wine, because it reminded them of the blood lost in battle against the gods! Wine production started up in Egypt around the year 3000BC, after Egypt’s trade with...
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Clocks used to be made out of candles!
Clocks used to be made out of candles! A candle clock is a thin candle with consistently spaced markings, that when burned, indicate the passage of periods of time. They aren’t used today, but candle...
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In the UK, children over 5 can legally drink so long as they are at home or...
In the UK, children over 5 can legally drink so long as they are at home or at a friend’s house! Here in the U.S. we wait around like poor schmucks until we’re 21 years old to be able to drink legally....
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Despite all the different brands out there, most American vodkas are the same!
Despite all the different brands out there, most American vodkas are the same! In the US, by law, classic vodka is near flavorless. US regulations require that vodka produced in the US be "neutral" and...
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Do you know the heartwarming story for why Tupac renamed his company Joshua’s...
Do you know the heartwarming story for why Tupac renamed his company Joshua’s Dream? In 1993, Tupac got a letter from the parents of Joshua, a terminally ill boy in Maryland. They wrote that Joshua’s...
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The CEO of Red Lobster was fired over an all you can eat promotion, because...
The CEO of Red Lobster was fired over an all you can eat promotion, because he underestimated American gluttony! Red Lobster ran a promotion for about a month that boasted all you can eat Alaskan snow...
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Do you have an awesome idea? The Awesome Foundation awards $1000 to each...
Do you have an awesome idea? The Awesome Foundation awards $1000 to each month’s most brilliant idea! The Awesome Foundation was founded in Boston in 2009, but it’s a wordwide network of people. They...
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Why can a mouse survive from being thrown off an airplane?
Why can a mouse survive from being thrown off an airplane? Terminal velocity varies by the object being dropped. It is much higher for larger creatures, and therefore it can be deadly. For small...
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The Inuit cut goggles out of caribou antlers to protect their eyes from UV...
The Inuit cut goggles out of caribou antlers to protect their eyes from UV exposure! To prevent snow blindness, the Inuits created snow goggles. These goggles were made out of caribou antlers and were...
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Playstation 2 games were still coming out in December 2012!
Playstation 2 games were still coming out in December 2012! Playstation 2 was first released in 2000; 13 years ago. The Sony manufactured video game console has sold over 150 million units. Then they...
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Michael Bay doesn’t care for what critics have to say! Learn about him
Michael Bay doesn’t care for what critics have to say! Learn about him Michael Bay is often criticized for making movies that lack any depth, and are just things exploding and a ton of violence – which...
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1200 suits of armor and 10000 arrows were made to film Lord of the Rings!
1200 suits of armor and 10000 arrows were made to film Lord of the Rings! The Lord of the Rings trilogy was a massive undertaking. The film was a special effects company’s dream. It was an opportunity...
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To get around prohibition, solid grape concentration came with a ‘warning’...
To get around prohibition, solid grape concentration came with a ‘warning’ teaching people how to make wine! The Volstead Act, commonly spoken about as prohibition, specifically allowed individual...
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A drunk trader spent $520 million in oil futures, causing HUGE spike in oil...
A drunk trader spent $520 million in oil futures, causing HUGE spike in oil prices! Steve Perkins had a bad night. In 2009, the PVM oil futures broker got drunk, really drunk, so drunk that he doesn’t...
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A man in India was wrongly declared dead by the government and spent years to...
A man in India was wrongly declared dead by the government and spent years to gain recognition! Lal Bihari was minding his own business farming the land when he decided he needed a bank loan in 1975....
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Cast Away’s screenwriter stranded himself on an island to research the movie....
Cast Away’s screenwriter stranded himself on an island to research the movie. A washed up volleyball gave him the idea for Wilson! The screenwriter of Cast Away, William Broyles Jr., deliberately...
View ArticleA replica of the White House was built in Atlanta as a private home!
A replica of the White House was built in Atlanta as a private home!Fred Milani is an Iranian-American home developer who built himself a scaled down version of the White House. It isn’t just the...
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