Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. He later sold the patent rights for only $400.
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Oscar Wilde and his friends came up the with the word "dude." It came from the words "duds" and "attitude."
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Research indicates that people prefer the colour blue for their casual clothing
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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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If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have$1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without beingable tomake change for a dollar.
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In 1985, a pregnant women was falsely accused of shoplifting a basketball
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the largest bar per capita than anywhere else in the world
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There are over one billion people that are actively involved in rice growth
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A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old
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Grapes are grown around the world more than any other fruit
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The first email was sent out by Ray Tomlinson in 1971
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There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem
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The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at reduced prices
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Queen Lydia Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. She was also the only Queen the United States ever had
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A butterfly has to have a body temperature greater than 86 degrees to be able to fly
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Centipedes always have an uneven pairs of walking legs
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There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half-caused cancer in rats
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Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on the cartoon show "Scooby-Doo." Casey Kasem, being a strict vegetarian, also requested that Shaggy follow the same diet on the show
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According to the American Institute of Stress, job stress approximately costs the U.S. industry over $300 billion dollars per year
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards
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