Category Archives: Quick Facts

Wiping Trends

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and More Interesting Toilet Paper Facts Text Version Toilet Paper Wiping Methods:  44% of people wipe from front to back; 42% fold the tissue after wiping; 33% crumple; 8% fold and then crumple; 6% wrap it around their hands.

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One Way Wine Was Legally Sold During Prohibition

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Prohibition Related Facts Text Version During Prohibition, Grape growers of the day began selling “bricks of wine”, which were primarily blocks of “Rhine Wine”.  These often included the following instructions: “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the […]

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Where the Word “Loo” Came From

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why the Toilet is Called a John Text Version The British word for the toilet, “loo”, derives from the French “guardez l’eau”, meaning “watch out for the water”.  This comes from the fact that, in medieval Europe, people simply threw the contents of their chamber pots out the window onto the streets.  […]

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7-11 Was the First Ever Convenience Store

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting 7-11 Facts Text Version 7-Eleven pioneered the convenience store concept way back in 1927 at the Southland Ice Company in Dallas, Texas.  Joe C. Thompson, the manager of the plant, started selling milk, eggs, and bread from an ice dock on Sundays and evenings when the grocery stores were closed.   […]

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Yoda’s Full Name

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Who Did the Voice of Yoda Text Version Yoda’s original name before being shortened to just “Yoda” was “Minch Yoda”.  Lucas eventually decided to leave the first name out along with not giving away many details about Yoda’s past.

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