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The Middle Names of the Simpsons

The Middle Names of the Simpsons

Daven Hiskey January 20, 2011 3

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Other Interesting Simpsons’ Facts Text Version On the Simpsons, Marge’s middle name is Juliet; Bart’s middle name is Jo-Jo; and Lisa’s middle name is Marie

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Where the Word “Loo” Came From

Where the Word “Loo” Came From

Daven Hiskey January 19, 2011 3

##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

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7-11 Was the First Ever Convenience Store

7-11 Was the First Ever Convenience Store

Daven Hiskey January 19, 2011 0

##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.

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When the Best Time is to See Vividly Colored Fall Foliage

When the Best Time is to See Vividly Colored Fall Foliage

Daven Hiskey January 18, 2011 0

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall Text Version The most vivid colors on tree leaves can typically be observed after a succession of very warm

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The Original Proposed Name of Star Wars: A New Hope

The Original Proposed Name of Star Wars: A New Hope

Daven Hiskey January 18, 2011 1

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Star Wars Facts Text Version “Adventures of Luke Starkiller, As Taken From the Journal of the Whills, Saga 1: The Star Wars” was the

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A Man Once Had the Hiccups for 68 Straight Years

A Man Once Had the Hiccups for 68 Straight Years

Daven Hiskey January 18, 2011 0

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Read More About Charles Osborne Text Version Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 68 Years, from 1922 to 1990. It’s estimated that he hiccuped over 430 million

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Yoda’s Full Name

Yoda’s Full Name

Daven Hiskey January 17, 2011 0

##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

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The Most Babies Born to One Woman

The Most Babies Born to One Woman

Daven Hiskey January 17, 2011 1

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More About This Woman Text Version The record for the most babies born to one woman is 69.  While the woman’s name is not known, she

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The First Time “Gay”, Meaning “Homosexual”, Was Used as Such in a Film

The First Time “Gay”, Meaning “Homosexual”, Was Used as Such in a Film

Daven Hiskey January 17, 2011 2

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn How ‘Gay’ Came to Mean Homosexual Text Version Bringing Up Baby in 1938 was the first film to use the word gay to mean homosexual.  Cary

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Velociraptors Had Feathers

Velociraptors Had Feathers

Daven Hiskey January 16, 2011 0

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and More Interesting Velociraptor Facts Text Version It has long been suspected that Velociraptors had feathers, but the evidence proving this has only come very recently.  That evidence came

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