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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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Wednesday, April 24When Dinah Shore's TV show as a hit in the 1950s, the star decided to save some money by declaring the dresses she bought for the show as business expenses. The IRS balked, but Shore successfully argued that, since the dresses were too tight to sit in, they were only useful to her professionally, meaning on TV. Supposedly, the IRS sent an agent to have Shore demonstrate which dresses were actually too tight to sit in.
What organization created such oddball Harlequin romances as "Speed Bumps," "Crossing the Line," "Banking on Hope" "and Hearts Under Caution"? A) "American Bar Association" B) "Amnesty International" C) "Future Farmers of America" D) "NASCAR"
Previous answer: Nemo went "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
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