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#2841
09-21-2018, 07:49 PM
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 Ben & Jerry originally considered getting into the bagel business, but the equipment was too expensive. Bennett Cohen was my next door neighbor (Millwood lane, No. Merrick, L. I.) and good friend during public and junior high school. 
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#2842
09-21-2018, 07:54 PM
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 Crayola means "oily chalk." The name combines "craie" (French for "chalk") and "ola" (short for "oleaginous," or "oily").
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#2843
09-22-2018, 02:34 PM
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#2844
09-22-2018, 02:41 PM
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 16 pennies stacked up equals one inch, and 16 pennies in a line is one foot.
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#2845
09-22-2018, 02:44 PM
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 Silly Putty was discovered as the residue left behind after the first latex condoms were produced. It’s not widely publicized for obvious reasons.
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#2846
09-22-2018, 02:46 PM
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 The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop.
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#2847
09-22-2018, 02:47 PM
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 1 acre of wheat can produce enough bread to feed a family of 4 for about 10 years.
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#2848
09-22-2018, 02:50 PM
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 On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
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#2849
09-22-2018, 02:53 PM
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 The phrase “Beam me up, Scotty” was never actually spoken in any Star Trek television episode or film.
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#2850
09-22-2018, 02:56 PM
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 The word ‘checkmate’ in chess comes from the Persian phrase 'Shah Mat’, which means, The King Is Dead
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