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Before there were alarm clocks, there were “knockers-up”, who were hired to shoot dried peas from a blow gun at people’s windows in order to wake them up in the morning. |
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The Bloodhound SSC Land Speed Record Project Is Dead. Britain's 1000mph dream is over. Without a new investor, Bloodhound Programme Ltd. couldn't avoid liquidation. |
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The Beatles! Wait. What? When originally formed, Pete Best was the drummer who was replaced by Ringo Starr about a year after the band started preforming |
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Between 1912 and 1948, art competitions were a part of the Olympics. Medals were awarded for architecture, music, painting, and sculpture. |
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Ravens in captivity can learn to talk better than parrots. |
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When Disneyland opened in 1955, "Tomorrowland" was designed to look like a year in the distant future: 1986. |
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Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" was penned by beloved children's author Shel Silverstein. |
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In the 1970s, Mattel sold a doll called "Growing Up Skipper." Her breasts grew when her arm was turned. |
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The duffel bag gets its name from the town of Duffel, Belgium, where the cloth used in the bags was originally sold. |
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The act of stretching and yawning is called pandiculation. |
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