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Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 01:16 PM

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Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 01:41 PM

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Keith Seymore 01-16-2019 04:36 PM

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Photo courtesy of Tenney; That's Mr Wangers in the Car & Driver '64 GTO:

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 06:52 PM

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Deep Blue, perhaps the largest known great white shark (believed to measure at least 21 feet), spotted off Hawaii

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 06:53 PM

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You might have noticed at the grocery store that some eggs are brown while others are white. They’re sold in separate cartons and sometimes even have a notable price difference. The idea that brown eggs are healthier than white eggs is a total myth

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 06:54 PM

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According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, a rare cut of steak or a rare burger is called as such because “rare” is a variant of the Old English word hrere, meaning “lightly cooked.”

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 07:01 PM

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Depending on where you live, this may or may not come as a surprise: Deer are the deadliest animal in the United States, killing an average of 120 Americans annually. It's not because they're vicious, though; most of these deaths are caused by car accidents, especially as urban development continues to shrink the animal's natural habitat.

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 07:03 PM

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After deer, the number of Americans killed by an individual type of animal drops significantly. Each year, around 58 citizens are killed by a bee, wasp, or hornet, according to CDC data. Of course, bee stings aren't lethal events for most people. But for the two million Americans who are allergic, a sting means it's time to get to the hospital ASAP.

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 07:04 PM

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It turns out man's best friend has a dark side. An estimated 28 Americans are killed by dogs each year; that's compared to the 44 percent of us that own one. Unfortunately, many of these attacks are carried out by dogs that were mistreated by humans in their past.

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 07:06 PM

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Every arachnophobe fears this spider most: the black widow. Found most often in western states, these spiders sometimes make their way into bags of produce and faraway kitchens. They kill around seven Americans a year

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 07:09 PM

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The assassin bug, more innocently known as the kissing bug, causes about 12,000 deaths a year. It bites people on the face (hence it’s nickname) giving them a parasitic infection known as Chagas disease. You’ll definitely want to avoid this little bug's kisses.

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 07:10 PM

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Bears, alligators, and mountain lions are probably the animals that many Americans fear most. After all, the rare bear or mountain lion attack makes headlines for days, and accounts from survivors are often terrifying. But the truth is, each of these species tends to fatally attack just one American each year. That's the same number of deaths that occur a year as a result of—you guessed it—sharks!

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 07:12 PM

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In a typical year, one American is fatally attacked by a shark. Additionally, there tends to be around 16 non-fatal attacks each year. Only three species of sharks are responsible for all of these unprovoked attacks: the great white, the tiger shark, and the bull shark.

Lee Stewart 01-16-2019 07:21 PM

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Looks like the Bobs located in Toluca Lake/Burbank. What year is that picture?

...the internet just answered my question! 1960

Lee Stewart 01-17-2019 12:50 PM

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Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:22 PM

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Close your eyes and picture your Frosted Flakes not with Tony the Tiger, but … Katy the Kangaroo? In 1952, Kellogg’s rolled out boxes of the cereal festooned with Tony, Katy, and two other potential mascots: Elmo the Elephant and Newt the Gnu. Tony was the most popular of the four, and the rest is history.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:23 PM

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The wheat flakes came about when a clinician accidentally spilled wheat gruel on a hot stove, a mistake that changed the gruel into the eponymous General Mills cereal we know today. Bonus trivia: Michael Jordan is the athlete who’s been on Wheaties boxes the most, with a whopping 18 appearances.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:26 PM

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One of America’s most ubiquitous breakfast cereals first appeared on grocery shelves in 1941 not as Cheerios, but “Cheerioats.” General Mills aimed to highlight the cereal’s main ingredient, oats, at a time when most competitors were still using corn. But that tactic didn’t fly with rival Quaker Oats, which objected to the use of the term “oats” in the new cereal’s name. General Mills backed down and switched to “Cheerios” instead.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:27 PM

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The early ‘70s were a simpler time in a lot of ways, but maybe not for doctors forced to diagnose “Franken Berry Stool.” Yep, the neon pink poop was a real condition, caused when kids downed too much of General Mills’ new Franken Berry Cereal. Turns out the cereal received its bright hue in part from the indigestible and soon-to-be-banned Red Dye No. 2.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:29 PM

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Rice Krispies’ long-standing mascots, the adorable elves Snap, Crackle, and Pop, started appearing in ads for the cereal in the ‘30s, and came together on the box beginning in 1941. But in the 1950s, Kellogg ad executives used a fourth character named Pow in a couple of commercials. He was a spaceman character who never spoke, instead zipping around on some sort of spacecraft and “adding power” to every box of Rice Krispies.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:32 PM

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In 1964, Kellogg’s launched an innovative new Corn Flakes with Instant Bananas cereal, but apparently it didn’t go over so well. It lasted just a couple of years, with the not-so-tasty bananas “turning an unappetizing brownish color in milk,” according to Mr. Breakfast.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:33 PM

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When Lucky Charms debuted in 1963, it was sweetened with four marshmallows: Green clovers, pink hearts, orange stars, and yellow moons. Today, only the pink hearts and green clovers remain relatively unchanged. The yellow moons have turned blue, and the orange stars are now orange-and-white shooting stars. Also in the current lineup: Rainbows, horseshoes, balloons and unicorns. Has-beens include hourglasses and blue diamonds.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:34 PM

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“Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids!” So goes one of the most iconic lines in cereal advertising. But it turns out the Trix Rabbit has indeed gotten his paws on a bowl of his favorite fruity cereal three times: in 1976, when he tricked kids by dressing up as a balloon seller; in 1980, when kids took pity on the rabbit during a mail-in vote; and in 1991, after winning the “Tour de Trix” bicycle race.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:35 PM

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You probably have fond childhood memories of digging some sort of trinket out of your favorite cereal. It turns out the first-ever cereal prize came from boxes of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes in 1909. Buyers actually had to send away to receive it, a book called “The Funny Jungleland Moving Pictures Book.” Kellogg’s continued to give away the same book for 23 years.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:37 PM

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If you’re a Baby Boomer who fondly remembers eating Quaker’s sugary, crunchy corn Quisp Cereal in the ‘60s and ‘70s, you may be surprised to find that you can still buy it in bulk on Amazon. The alien-festooned box has also popped up sporadically on store shelves over the past several decades, partially thanks to the enthusiasm of devoted fans who will pay four figures for Quisp memorabilia.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:38 PM

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When a pumpkin spice latte just isn’t enough, never fear: Your favorite childhood cereal may have also hopped on the pumpkin spice bandwagon. Grocery shelves have recently hosted limited-edition pumpkin spice Cheerios, pumpkin spice Frosted Flakes, pumpkin spice Frosted Mini Wheats, and pumpkin spice Life, among other varieties. Most have been well-reviewed, with the Cheerios even receiving a thumbs-up from Bon Appetit.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:46 PM

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A penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building will kill you.

On Mythbusters, the scientists determined that a penny "traveling at terminal velocity cannot penetrate concrete or asphalt." It won't cause serious damage to a person, and even at the speed of sound, will still not damage flesh. At most, it could sting a little.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:48 PM

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Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis.

This was probably told to you by people who can't stand the sound of bones popping, cracking your knuckles or other body parts will not give your arthritis. Dr. Robert Klapper, an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and co-director of their Joint Replacement Program, explained on the hospital's site that there is no harm to cracking your knuckles. "The noise of cracking or popping in our joints is actually nitrogen bubbles bursting in our synovial fluid," he wrote. "It does not lead to arthritis."

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:50 PM

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It takes seven years for your body to digest a piece of gum.

Actually, gum will pass right through you and leave your body within a matter of hours or days.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:51 PM

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Paul Revere held up the lanterns in the Old North Church.

"One if by land, two if by sea" is the famous quote by Longfellow that was given to the lantern code to be used in the Old North Church to determine how the British were approaching Boston. Paul Revere is best associated with this historic event, but he was not the one to hold up the lanterns. The church said that the church sexton Robert Newman, and Vestryman Capt. John Pulling, Jr. were likely the ones inside the church to pull off the signal.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:53 PM

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On average, you swallow eight spiders a year in your sleep.

Thankfully, this one's far from true. Scientific American claimed that spiders don't intentionally crawl into a bed because there's no prey and they don't care about humans. "Spiders regard us much like they'd regard a big rock," Bill Shear, former president of the American Arachnological Society told the site. If a sleeping person has their mouth open, they're likely snoring, creating vibrations that warn spiders of danger and scare them off.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:55 PM

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When briefed on those suffering in her kingdom, Marie Antoinette replied ‘"Let them eat cake."

There is no record of Queen Marie Antoinette of France ever having said these words. The myth goes that when told French peasants did not have enough bread to feed themselves, she replied callously, "Let them eat cake." History.com claimed that Lady Antonia Fraser, author of a bestselling biography of the French queen, believed that "the quote would have been highly uncharacteristic of Marie-Antoinette, an intelligent woman who donated generously to charitable causes and, despite her own undeniably lavish lifestyle, displayed sensitivity towards the poor population of France."

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:56 PM

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Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.

This morbid fact is not true, but the truth is much more horrifying. BBC reported that "nerve cells die within three to seven minutes" after death, proving that they stop growing. However, the skin around the hair and fingernails retracts after death, due to dehydration, making them appear longer. Funeral directors will apparently heavily moisturize the fingernails to prevent this sight.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 07:59 PM

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The arrow in the Amazon logo is placed with a very specific purpose in mind. If you look carefully, you’ll see that the arrow connects the letter A to the letter Z, signifying that on the website you’ll find everything you need from A to Z.

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 08:00 PM

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This nonprofit works hard to improve people’s lives and put smiles on their faces, and so it’s fitting that the g in their logo doubles as a smiling face (twice).

Lee Stewart 01-18-2019 08:01 PM

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Everyone can easily spot the two giant Hershey’s Kisses featured prominently in the center of the brand’s logo, but what about a third kiss? If you look between the letters K and I and tilt your head to the left, you’ll see the extra kiss squeezed in there.


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