Monday, June 13, 2011

Interesting Stuff

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Interesting stuff- Life Spans
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States.
Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung.
The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'.
In 1944, Fidel Castro was voted Cuba's best schoolboy athlete. A left-handed pitcher, Castro was later given a tryout by the Washington Senators but was turned down by the baseball club.
The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
Most soccer balls have 32 panels.


Reprinted from "Rick Frishman's Author101 Newsletter"
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