Fast Facts

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Almonds are the oldest, most widely cultivated and extensively used nuts in the world.

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Nobody knows what happened to the body Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During his funeral in 1791, a thunderstorm suddenly appeared and his funeral party dropped the coffin and ran for cover. When they returned, the coffin was gone.

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Frederick the great had his coffee made with champagne and a bit of mustard.

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For a short distance, the bluefin tuna can swim 50 miles per hour.

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I raced one once and I lost. (But I ate it later so I guess I won)

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Disc Jockey Alan Freed popularized the term "Rock and Roll."

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The record for the most weddings is held by King Mogul of Siam, who had 9000 weddings and 9000 wives.

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The hamburger was invented in 1900 by Louis Lassen. He ground beef, broiled it, and served it between two pieces of toast.

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The number 37 will wholly divide (no decimals) into 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, 666, 777, 888, and 999.

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OK is the most successful of all Americanisms. It has invaded hundreds of other languages and been adopted by them as a word. Mencken claims that US troops deployed overseas during WWII found it already in use by Bedouins in the Sahara to the Japanese in the Pacific. It was also the fourth word spoken on the surface of the moon. It stands for oll korrect, a misspelling of all correct.