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

Fascinating trivia facts Korean War and the Vietnam War combined. If the names her sons and her husband, was institutionalized herself
compiled by Stanley of the Civil War dead were arranged like the names on in 1875.
Morgenbesser the Vietnam Memorial, it would stretch over 10 times What Was The First Western Fast-Food Restaurant
Does Vladimir Putin the wall’s length. Two percent of the population died, In China?
Speak English? the equivalent of six million men today. Rifles were by Kentucky Fried Chicken was the first Western fast-
Only about three percent far the war’s deadliest weapons, but deadlier still was food chain to arrive in China, and made its debut in
of Russians today are fluent disease. Camps became breeding grounds for diseases Beijing on November 12, 1987. At 1,100 square feet,
in English; President Putin such as mumps, chicken pox and measles, and over one it was the biggest KFC outlet in the world at the time.
is not among them. Putin million Union soldiers contracted malaria. Hundreds of people lined up outside of the restaurant,
generally refrains from Who Was Blamed For The Breakup Of The Beatles? hungry for a taste of American-style fried chicken. The
speaking English in public John Lennon’s relationship with artist Yoko Ono led restaurant was a hit from day one, with KFC selling
settings due to his lack him to bring her along to the studio, which annoyed the over 2,200 buckets of chicken and raking up $83,000 in
of comfort with the language. Get him in a room with other band members. When Lennon began collaborating just 24 hours. More than three decades later, KFC is the
a German dignitary – Chancellor Angela Merkel, for with Ono on projects, the other band members saw this largest restaurant chain in China with more than 5,000
example – and he turns into a regular jabber-jaw. Putin as a sign of neglecting the band. When Lennon was told restaurants in 1,100 cities.
speaks perfect German, having spent time in East by the band members that they didn’t want her at all the What Was The First Color Film To Win An Academy
Germany during his time in the KGB (he was there when Beatles gatherings, Lennon responded that she wanted to Award For Best Picture?
the Berlin Wall came down). be one of them, but it was obvious she wasn’t welcome. Gone with the Wind was the first color film to
Why Is The Disease Being Called Coronavirus Disease Rumors went around at the time that John Lennon’s wife, win an Academy Award for Best Picture. At the 12th
2019, COVID-19? Yoko Ono, was the cause of the band’s breakup. Academy Awards in 1940, Gone with the Wind won a
On Feb. 11, the World Health Organization announced What Made The Loudest Noise In Recorded History? total of ten Academy Awards (eight competitive, two
an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia on honorary) including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best
novel coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan, August 27th, 1883, is the loudest sound ever recorded Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best
China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus in human history. The sound generated by the volcanic Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Editing. It
disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19 eruption was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people wasn’t until 1956 that all five Best Picture nominees were
there are many types of human coronaviruses, including 40 miles away, sent sound waves around the world color movies.
some that commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract four times, and could be heard 3,000 miles away. The How Many Members Are Active On Facebook?
illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused by a novel devastation from the explosion, which packed power There are more than two billion active members on
(or new) coronavirus that had not previously been seen equivalent to 10,000 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs, Facebook. The number of people actively participating
in humans. The name of this disease was selected by the made the Krakatoa eruption one of history’s deadliest in Facebook social media is higher than the populations
World Health Organization. natural disasters. Over 36,000 people were killed by the of China and India combined. Christiano Ronaldo, a
What Company Saved Apple From Going Bankrupt? volcano and the tsunamis it triggered. footballer with the Portuguese team Juventus, is the most
Apple was nearing bankruptcy in 1997 when Bill Which Fast-Food Chain Is Named After Its Founder? popular person on the social media site with almost 14
Gates and Microsoft came along on a white charger to The story of Taco Bell begins with its founder Glen million followers. The most popular product on Facebook
save the day. Microsoft invested $150 million in the Bell, who, according to the Taco Bell website, started is Coca-Cola with 15,863,959 fans at last count. Of the
company and allowed Apple to use Microsoft Office selling tacos in 1954 at a taco stand called “Taco Tia.” more than two billion active Facebook users, nearly a
without charge. It was also at this time that Microsoft It wasn’t until 1962 that the name was changed to “Taco billion and a half log into Facebook every day.
was facing possible charges by the Justice Department Bell” after Bell opened a restaurant in Downey, Calif. Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know
for violating the Sherman Act. This law prohibits the The restaurant was franchised in 1964, and it only took Microsoft has created three billionaires and an
stifling of competition and establishment of a monopoly. three years to open 100 more. Three years later, Taco Bell estimated 12,000 millionaires. Each anteater eats about
Therefore, this helping hand probably benefited both went public with a whopping 325 restaurants. 35,000 ants and termites each day. In 1785, Benjamin
companies. What Happened To Abe Lincoln’s Guests At Ford’s Franklin was the richest person in the United States.
In Which War Did More Men Die Than In Any Other Theater? Sweden pays each student $187 per month to attend
American Conflict? Major Rathbone and his fiancée, Clara Harris, high school. Sharks kill 12 people on average per year
Approximately 625,000 men died in the Civil War, were the couple who accepted an invitation to join while people kill approximately 11,417 sharks per hour.
more Americans than in World War I, World War II, the the Lincolns at Ford’s Theater on that historic night. The U.S. retail industry makes $6.8 billion a year from
After the assassination they were married and had three gift cards that no one redeems. Japan has the highest life
children. However, Henry was never able to get over what expectancy in the world with 83.7 years. Ben & Jerry,
happened at Ford’s Theater. He felt guilty and believed the successful ice cream partners, originally considered
he should have done more to prevent the tragedy from getting into the bagel business, but the equipment was
happening. On Christmas Eve in 1883, he murdered his too expensive. The average person has about five dreams
wife Clara in an attempted murder-suicide. He survived per night, or 1,825 dreams per year. James is the most
his own stab wounds and lived for another 30 years at common first name for a U.S. president. On average,
an asylum for the criminally insane. Mary Todd Lincoln, more than 100,000 people a day in the United States get
who suffered from depression after the loss of three of a speeding ticket.

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