Misc

Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

14 Dec

In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents’ names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin.
In the Random House novels, Barbie attended Willows High School, while in in the Generation Girl books published by Golden Books in 1999 she attended the fictional Manhattan International High School [...]

Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury.

16 Nov

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The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

14 Nov

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23% of all photocopier faults, worldwide, are caused by people copying their ass.

13 Nov

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The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle.

7 Nov

Related Reading: Tittle – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

US dollar bills are composed of 25% linen and 75% cotton; red and blue synthetic fibers are distributed throughout the paper

7 Nov

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In 1985, Snuffeupagus ceased to be a creature only Big Bird can see. The reason? Concerns that adults not believing Big Bird about Snuffy would lead to children being afraid to speak out about sexual abuse.

6 Nov

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