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

Fascinating trivia facts murdered his wife Clara in an attempted murder-suicide. He How Many Members Are Active On Facebook?
compiled by Stanley survived his own stab wounds and lived for another 30 years There are more than two billion active members on
Morgenbesser at an asylum for the criminally insane. Mary Todd Lincoln, Facebook. The number of people actively participating in
Does Vladimir Putin Speak who suffered from depression after the loss of three of her sons Facebook social media is higher than the populations of China
English? and her husband, was institutionalized herself in 1875. and India combined. Christiano Ronaldo, a footballer with the
Only about three percent What Was The First Western Fast-Food Restaurant In Portuguese team Juventus, is the most popular person on the
of Russians today are fluent China? social media site with almost 14 million followers. The most
in English; President Putin Kentucky Fried Chicken was the first Western fast-food popular product on Facebook is Coca-Cola with 15,863,959
is not among them. Putin chain to arrive in China, and made its debut in Beijing on fans at last count. Of the more than two billion active Facebook
generally refrains from November 12, 1987. At 1,100 square feet, it was the biggest users, nearly a billion and a half log into Facebook every day.
speaking English in public KFC outlet in the world at the time. Hundreds of people lined Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know
settings due to his lack of up outside of the restaurant, hungry for a taste of American- Microsoft has created three billionaires and an estimated
comfort with the language. Get him in a room with a German style fried chicken. The restaurant was a hit from day one, 12,000 millionaires. Each anteater eats about 35,000 ants
dignitary – Chancellor Angela Merkel, for example – and he with KFC selling over 2,200 buckets of chicken and raking up and termites each day. In 1785, Benjamin Franklin was the
turns into a regular jabber-jaw. Putin speaks perfect German, $83,000 in just 24 hours. More than three decades later, KFC richest person in the United States. Sweden pays each student
having spent time in East Germany during his time in the KGB is the largest restaurant chain in China with more than 5,000 $187 per month to attend high school. Sharks kill 12 people
(he was there when the Berlin Wall came down). restaurants in 1,100 cities. on average per year while people kill approximately 11,417
Why Is The Disease Being Called Coronavirus Disease What Was The First Color Film To Win An Academy sharks per hour. The U.S. retail industry makes $6.8 billion a
2019, COVID-19? Award For Best Picture? year from gift cards that no one redeems. Japan has the highest
On Feb. 11, the World Health Organization announced an Gone with the Wind was the first color film to win an life expectancy in the world with 83.7 years. Ben & Jerry, the
official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel Academy Award for Best Picture. At the 12th Academy Awards successful ice cream partners, originally considered getting
coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan, China. The new in 1940, Gone with the Wind won a total of ten Academy into the bagel business, but the equipment was too expensive.
name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated Awards (eight competitive, two honorary) including Best The average person has about five dreams per night, or 1,825
as COVID-19. In COVID-19 there are many types of human Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, dreams per year. James is the most common first name for a
coronaviruses, including some that commonly cause mild Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction U.S. President. On average, more than 100,000 people a day
upper-respiratory tract illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, and Best Editing. It wasn’t until 1956 that all five Best Picture in the United States get a speeding ticket.
caused by a novel (or new) coronavirus that had not previously nominees were color movies.
been seen in humans. The name of this disease was selected
by the World Health Organization.
What Company Saved Apple From Going Bankrupt?
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In Which War Did More Men Die Than In Any Other
American Conflict? Laura Berrio
Approximately 625,000 men died in the Civil War, more
Americans than in World War I, World War II, the Korean War
and the Vietnam War combined. If the names of the Civil War
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Who Was Blamed For The Breakup Of The Beatles?
John Lennon’s relationship with artist Yoko Ono led him
to bring her along to the studio, which annoyed the other
band members. When Lennon began collaborating with
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time that John Lennon’s wife, Yoko Ono, was the cause of the
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What Made The Loudest Noise In Recorded History?
The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia on 10%
August 27th, 1883, is the loudest sound ever recorded in human
history. The sound generated by the volcanic eruption was so
loud it ruptured eardrums of people 40 miles away, sent sound
waves around the world four times, and could be heard 3,000 OFF
miles away. The devastation from the explosion, which packed
power equivalent to 10,000 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs,
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Which Fast-Food Chain Is Named After Its Founder?
The story of Taco Bell begins with its founder Glen Bell,
who, according to the Taco Bell website, started selling tacos Susan
in 1954 at a taco stand called “Taco Tia.” It wasn’t until 1962
that the name was changed to “Taco Bell” after Bell opened
a restaurant in Downey, Calif. The restaurant was franchised Swafford
in 1964, and it only took three years to open 100 more. Three
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