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Tuesday, May 14
They say that close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. So, that made us wonder how horseshoes works. If your horseshoe connects, that's a ringer. You get three points. If it leans against the stake, that's a leaner, worth one point. …Read more.
Monday, May 13
Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote a series of books set on Darkover, an ice-age planet orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman. She also wrote a feminist version of the Arthurian legend called "The Mists of Avalon." Interestingly, she …Read more.
Saturday, May 11
George Read was the only person to vote against the Declaration of Independence. The Delaware representative was a moderate who hoped to negotiate a settlement with Britain. Since Delaware's Thomas McKean voted in favour, Caesar Rodney had to ride …Read more.
Friday, May 10
Ghana used to be called the Gold Coast, back when it was a British colony. It was called that, you'll be shocked to learn, because they region was littered with gold. However, nationalists liked Kwame Nkrumah felt the name belittled them, defining …Read more.
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Friday, March 29Me Tarzan, you Jane! Even though it is the phrase Tarzan is most famous for, it appears in none of the Johnny Weissmuller movies. It seems to have come up when he was helping co-star Maureen O'Sullivan with her bags in the MGM parking lot. Likewise, you never hear "beam me up, Scotty" in the original "Star Trek" TV version, nor does "Sherlock Holmes" ever say "elementary, my dear Watson" in the Arthur Conan Doyle stories.
In what movie does Jack Lemmon use a tennis racket as a spaghetti strainer? A) "The Apartment" B) "Mister Roberts" C) "Seven-Year Itch" D) "The Odd Couple"
Previous answer: "The Stone Diaries" follows Daisy Goodwill Flett.
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