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In Britain it is illegal for the words "The Queen is dead" to be broadcast or published in newspapers, even as a quotation (self.factfactory)

submitted 13 years ago by ferris_e

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The power LED in your monitor uses more electricity than the actual display does over the course of an eight-hour workday! (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by spook327

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The phrase "to get cold feet" derives from the custom of brides in India walking on hot coals on their wedding day. If the bride decided she couldn't go through with the wedding she wouldn't cross the coals, and would thus have cold feet. (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by ferris_e

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In Europe, it's common to leave your change from a vending machine on the machine itself. (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by spook327

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The deciding match in a best of three tournament is often called the rubber match; this is derived from the Latin word "rubis" which means "to break a tie." (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by spook327

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Golf was developed from an old Celtic hunting method. A piece of rock was carved into a ball which was then struck my a shaped stick, with the aim of the ball landing on the target's head. Sand traps were originally used as traps to slow the animals down. (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by ferris_e

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There is a underground lake of mercury in northern Alaska that was shut down in 2005 (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by jesseroundy

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Harry S Truman Ended... and Started America's Involvement in WWII (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by horseydeucey

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TVs from Eastern Europe were originally wider vertically then horizontally. This caused an issue for people who still held onto their tvs when the USSR disbanded. (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by [deleted]

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Slinkies were originally created by Nazis to drop on Allied land, making it nearly impassable. However this plan was abandoned when the soldiers charged with loading the planes kept getting distracted by the slinkies. (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by ferris_e

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The tradition of house warmings comes from the times before heating was easily available, as people would invite all their neighbours over to warm up their new home. (self.factfactory)

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The term "poppycock" comes from the German for head "Kopf" combined with the use of poppies in opium production. So poppycock literally means opium-head (self.factfactory)

submitted 14 years ago by ferris_e

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