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How big is the Statue of Liberty?
Q. How big is the Statue of Liberty?
A. The Statue of Liberty is 111' 6" from head to toe, 305' 6" total height, weighing 225 tons.
madmysha
Jun 17, 20203 min read
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Who was the first woman in space?
Q. Who was the first woman in space?
A. Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly to space June 16, 1963.
madmysha
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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When did barrel racing start?
Q. When did barrel racing start?
A. It is unclear when it started, but barrel racing judged by time around the barrels was likely in 1949
madmysha
Jun 15, 20204 min read
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When did Flag Day start?
Q. When did Flag Day start?
A. Bernard Cigrand suggested Flag Day in 1885. President Wilson declared Flag Day a national holiday in 1916.
madmysha
Jun 14, 20202 min read
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How long did Thurgood Marshall serve on the Supreme Court?
Q. How long did Thurgood Marshall serve on the Supreme Court?
A. Thurgood Marshall sat from 1967 to 1991, serving 24 years.
madmysha
Jun 13, 20202 min read
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How long did Anne Frank keep her diary?
Q. How long did Anne Frank keep her diary?
A. Anne Frank got her diary for her 13th birthday 6/12/1942. She stopped writing 8/4/1944.
madmysha
Jun 12, 20204 min read
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Who wrote E.T.?
Q. Who wrote E.T.?
A. Melissa Mathison wrote E.T. with help from Spielberg & was nominated for an Oscar for the 1982 original screenplay.
madmysha
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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Who wrote the first novel?
Q. Who wrote the first novel?
A. A woman from Japan wrote the world's first novel in 1010 A.D. titled Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji)
madmysha
Jun 10, 20202 min read
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When did Secretariat win the Triple Crown?
Q. When did Secretariat win the Triple Crown?
A. Secretariat won the Triple Crown June 9, 1973 in 2:24, also breaking the track record.
madmysha
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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What is the origin of a pinky promise?
Q. What is the origin of a pinky promise?
A. Pinky promises originated with the Yakuza. You would lose your pinky if you broke the promise
madmysha
Jun 8, 20202 min read
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How many grams of sugar are in a teaspoon?
Q. How many grams of sugar are in a teaspoon?
A. Depends on the sugar, but white table sugar has about 4.2 grams per teaspoon.
madmysha
Jun 7, 20201 min read
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What movie was shown at the first drive-in?
Q. What movie was shown at the first drive-in?
A. The 1st drive-in opened June 6, 1933 in Camden, N.J. & showed UK comedy, "Wives Beware"
madmysha
Jun 6, 20202 min read
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When was spray paint invented?
Q. When was spray paint invented?
A. Spray paint was invented by Edward Seymour and his wife Bonnie in 1949.
madmysha
Jun 5, 20202 min read
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What is the origin of fortune cookies?
Q. What is the origin of fortune cookies?
A. Fortune cookies are actually Japanese in origin. The earliest record is an etching from 1878
madmysha
Jun 4, 20203 min read
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Who came up with Italian Sodas?
Q. Who came up with Italian Sodas?
A. Rinaldo & Ezila Torre mixed Italian flavored syrups & soda water & called them 'Italian Sodas' 1925
madmysha
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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What is the origin of birthday cake?
Q. What is the origin of birthday cake?
A. Birthdays are credited to the Egyptians, but birthday cake is credited to the Ancient Greeks.
madmysha
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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What was Marilyn Monroe's real name?
Q. What was Marilyn Monroe's real name?
A. Marilyn Monroe was born June 1, 1926 as Norma Jeane Mortenson and baptized Norma Jeane Baker.
madmysha
Jun 1, 20203 min read
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What's the difference between partly cloudy and partly sunny?
Q. What's the difference between partly cloudy & partly sunny?
A. Both mean 3/8-5/8 sky covered by clouds. P.Cloudy can be at night, too.
madmysha
May 31, 20201 min read
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What is the SpaceX mission?
Q. What is the SpaceX mission?
A. SpaceX is a privately owned company founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology &space travel costs
madmysha
May 30, 20202 min read
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When was the Corsair's first flight?
Q. When was the Corsair's first flight?
A. The Vought Corsairs first prototype, dubbed XF4U-1, made it's first flight May 29, 1940.
madmysha
May 29, 20203 min read
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