12 Pieces of Trivia That Stack Perfectly on Top of Each Other
Spread them out, absorb their contents and then bring them back together in a neat column for storage!
Winston Churchill, United States Citizen
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Churchill was the first foreign national granted honorary citizenship to the United States.
‘Fresh’ Grocery Store Apples Don’t Really Have to Be
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Apples in grocery store bins are allowed to be up to a year old.
Why The Joker Is in Card Decks in the First Place
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If you’ve ever been annoyed about having to extract a joker before you play, you can thank euchre. It was very popular, and required a single card that beat all others, called the “Imperial Bower” in Britain. The joker filled this need.
A ‘Perfect’ Score in ‘Pac-Man’
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Chewing Gum Was Illegal in Singapore for Over A Decade
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Between 1992 and 2004, chewing gum was forbidden, because of the litter it caused. Even now, it's only allowed for “therapeutic, medical and dental reasons.”
The Self-Proclaimed ‘Goat Racing Capital of the World’
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That would be the Caribbean island of Tobago.
An Underappreciated Contribution By Hippocrates
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It was his keeping of medical records of patients and insistence that other doctors do the same.
Romans’ Unpleasant Leather Process
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To make leather more supple, Romans would rub it with dog and/or human feces.
The Introduction of the Shift Key
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The shift key was introduced by typewriter inventor Christopher Sholes in 1878.
The First Television Appearance By A Sitting President
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Princess Jasmine’s Original Name
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In the original story, Aladdin met and married Princess Badroulbadour. Guessing they thought kids were going to want to be able to spell it.
‘Point Break’s Beaches Aren’t Where You Think
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The final scene, supposedly at Bells Beach, was actually filmed at a beach in Oregon.