🎓 Academic Closed

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Called Ixtab, she oversaw the heaven where those who hung themselves would go to in the afterlife.

 

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Trivia Question: How many children does Oprah Winfrey have?
Answer: Zero

 

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Ben Franklin Left Thousands to Boston and Philadelphia—That They Couldn't Touch for 200 Years

 

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Trivia Question: Where is the Sea of Tranquility located?
Answer: The moon

 

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The man who coined the phrase "a penny saved is a penny earned" lived and died by the mantra. In his will, he left the cities of Boston and Philadelphia each 1,000 pounds sterling (worth about $4,500 at the time), with the caveat that they could not touch it for 200 years. Both followed his wishes and, in 1990, found that those few thousands were worth millions. And for more money secrets, see the 20 Crazy Facts You Never Knew About One Dollar Bills.

 

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Trivia Question: What country has the world’s most ancient forest?
Answer: Australia

 

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Ancient Egyptians Had a Bonus Month

 

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Trivia Question: Which kind of bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?
Answer: Tulips

 

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The ancient Egyptian calendar was similar to our current one, with 365 days in a year and 12 months. But each was exactly 30 days, leaving five extra days at the end of the year. Instead of spreading those throughout the year, they just made it an "intercalary month" treated as separate from the rest of the year proper.

 

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Trivia Question: What color jersey is worn by the winners of each stage of the Tour De France?
Answer: Yellow

 

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The ancient Egyptian calendar was similar to our current one, with 365 days in a year and 12 months. But each was exactly 30 days, leaving five extra days at the end of the year. Instead of spreading those throughout the year, they just made it an "intercalary month" treated as separate from the rest of the year proper.

 

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Trivia Question: Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
Answer: A bishop

 

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America's Favorite Drink Got Healthier in 2013

 

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Trivia Question: When did the Cold War end?
Answer: 1989

 

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Who says stupido Americans are getting less healthy? While soda was the country's most-consumed beverage for more than two decades, in 2013, bottled water took that title.

 

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Trivia Question: What is allspice alternatively known as?
Answer: Pimento

 

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David Letterman Once Created a Scholarship for "C" Students

 

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Trivia Question: Which country was the Caesar salad invented in?
Answer: Mexico

 

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Who invented scissors?
= Leonardo da Vinci

 

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Trivia Question: On which ship did Charles Darwin make his famous expedition, which led to his evolution theory?
Answer: HMS Beagle