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2013
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Trivia anyone? I do not like this new format at all. I usually write my posts days in advance Then paste them but now I can't do that. I can tell you I don't know how much longer I'm going to do this. I may just log on and make comments. We'll see. In Tokyo a bicycle is faster than a car for...
09/29/2013
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Okay some of this is weird and not trivia but I found some of this interesting. so let us get on with the issue: Fredric Baur invented the Pringles can. When he passed away in 2008 his ashes were buried in one. in the 1980's Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel was spending 2,500.00 a month on rubb...
09/28/2013
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Trivia number? Actually I've forgot how many I have posted so pretty soon I'll start with 1 and work my way up the ladder. Anyway I take it you are ready for some more trivia? Okay here goes: Locust can eat their own weight in food ina a day. A person eats his won body weight in about half a y...
09/27/2013
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I'm full of it today..I have found a treasure cove of trivia data. I hope you don't mind if I share it with you. Some of it is interesting and gets the mind juices flowing. Are you ready? Okay let's go: The farthest you can see with the naked eye is 204 million light years away! (140,000,000,...
09/26/2013
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My cup runneth over with trivia… Okay I’m going to give you more than one today. Why may you ask of course you may it is because I can. Anyway away we go: "Jay" used to be slang for "foolish person." So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a "jaywalker." Alaska is the...
09/25/2013
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Yea! More trivia Found some more interesting facts. I believe you’ll find them interesting and packed full of information. So are you ready for today’s bit of trivia, never mind here it is… The 3 Musketeers bar was originally split into three pieces with three different flavors: vanilla, choc...
09/24/2013
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One last time. (not really) I believe for right now this is the last trivia post for a few days. Frankly I need to find some more because I’ve ran out of them. So bear with me just one more time. At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid'...
09/23/2013
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Trivia anyone? I know I just know there will be some let’s say interesting comments on this one. Go ahead give it your best shot I’m waiting and smiling cause I know what’s coming. Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since ther...
09/22/2013
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Trivia lane again. Not many more to go before I’m off to another journey down trivia lane. Should have this one and maybe one more? So today’s trivia is: Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the 'Ace...
09/21/2013
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Another walk down trivia lane. What say we take another walk down trivia lane? Okay I’m glad you agree so let us get started. The next trivia for you to ponder is: Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman, as in 'straight laced' wore a tightly tied l...
09/20/2013