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‘I Didn’t Know That...Bet You Didn’t Know It Either’

Fascinating trivia facts wrote that the people, not the states, held the real power Which Actress Paid Millions To Marry A Prince?
compiled by Stanley in the country: “To ‘The United States’ instead of to the Grace Kelly had to agree to some unusual traditions
Morgenbesser ‘People of the United States’ is the toast given. This is among royalty in Monaco to marry. One of them was to
not politically correct.” take a fertility test to prove she could produce an heir to the
Why Aren’t Employees At throne. She also had to give up her American citizenship.
Disneyworld Allowed To Who Is The Only President To Have Received A Moreover, Kelly’s family was required to pay a dowry of
Point With One Finger? Rhodes Scholarship? $2 million. Kelly’s father was outraged by this demand
It isn’t unusual for The only president to have been a Rhodes Scholar and initially refused to pay up, allegedly saying, “My
visitors to ask employees was Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States. daughter doesn’t have to pay any man to marry her.” Her
at Disney for directions, When Bill Clinton finished college at Georgetown father eventually agreed to pay part of it, and Kelly herself
but workers there never use University, he won a Rhodes scholarship to study at reportedly ended up forking over half of the dowry.
only one finger to point. Oxford. Clinton never completed his degree at Oxford and
This is because Disneyland is a vacation location for went on to Yale Law School. In 1994, after Clinton had Who Created The Famous Times Square New Year’s
visitors from all around the world, and pointing with one been elected president, he received an honorary degree Eve Ball Drop?
finger is considered offensive or rude in some cultures. and fellowship from the University of Oxford. The annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square
Employees gesture either by using two fingers or an open is a big event attended by huge crowds and watched on
palm to avoid offending anyone. Why Do Xs At The End Of A Letter Signify Kisses? television by around 1.2 billion people. The event was
In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable originally created by The New York Times in 1905 to
Which Is The Longest Road In The United States? to read or write, documents were often signed using an promote its new headquarters, which was right in the
The longest road in the United States is U.S. Route X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations square. Interestingly, the original event did not involve
20. Stretching 3,365 miles in an east-west direction from specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually a ball, but lots of fireworks instead. People returned to
Massachusetts to Oregon, U.S. Route 20 is the seventh became synonymous. watch the event the following year, and the tradition has
longest highway in the world. The highway’s eastern continued ever since. The New York Times used fireworks
terminus is in Boston, at Kenmore Square, where it Who Is Honored With The Most Stars On The until 1907, when it dropped the first electrified ball.
meets State Route 2. Its western terminus is in Newport, Hollywood Walk Of Fame?
Oregon, at an intersection with U.S. 101, within a mile Gene Autry is the only person to be awarded stars in Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know
of the Pacific Ocean. the five fields recognized on the walk of fame: film, TV, An ambigram is a word that looks the same upside down
radio, live performance and music. As his 1998 obituary as right-side up; the word “Swims” is an ambigram. The
Why Do Men’s Clothes Have Buttons On The Right said, “He was enormously successful at almost anything most common letter used in the English language is the letter
Side, While Women’s Clothes Have Buttons On The he tried – radio, records, songwriting, television, real “e.” Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is
Left? estate and business, as well as movies and museums.” the longest word in the English dictionary. Americans eat
When buttons were invented, they were very expensive The late Bob Hope and the late romantic crooner Tony approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices
and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are Martin are next with four stars each. per second. The United Arab Emirates has the biggest
right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right gender imbalance in the world, with 219 men for every
through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were Why Is Shifting Responsibility To Someone Else Called 100 women. According to Amazon, the most highlighted
dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the “Passing The Buck?” Kindle books are the Bible, the Steve Jobs biography,
maid’s right! And that’s where women’s buttons have In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, and The Hunger Games. George Foreman has made more
remained since. called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose money by selling his grills than for his successful boxing
turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the career. Every piece of plastic ever produced still exists.
Why Are Zero Scores In Tennis Called “Love”? responsibility of dealing, he would “pass the buck” to the Ninety percent of your dreams are completely forgotten
In France, where tennis became popular, the round next player. by the time you wake up. You cannot dream and snore
zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was at the same time. The man who had the longest beard in
called “l’oeuf,” which is French for “the egg.” When the world died after he tripped over his beard. 
tennis was introduced in the U.S., Americans (naturally)
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