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The Extreme Sport of Ferret-Legging

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 22, 2023 • ( 3 Comments )

Have you ever wondered how certain sports started? The origins of baseball and basketball are not too difficult to understand. Other sports, such as the goat-dragging, horse-riding event of Buzkashi can leave […]

Take a Stroll Down the World’s Shortest Street

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 19, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Taking a stroll to the end of the street might be just the thing so you can get some fresh air and get the blood flowing. If you happen to be staying […]

James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 18, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

If you have figured out how to derive the meaning of a sentence containing nothing other than eight uses of the word “buffalo,” then roll up your sleeves and tackle this beauty: […]

Welcome to the Land Wanted By No Nation

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 17, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

There’s nothing unique about disputed territory. It is one of the most common causes of war. When two nations cannot agree on who holds the right to possess a piece of real […]

Lincoln and the Disputed Legal Bill

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 14, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

During his legal career, Abraham Lincoln represented clients from diverse backgrounds. The wealthiest and most powerful of them was unquestionably the Illinois Central Railroad. Lincoln was sent to the White House in […]

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité… and Trousers

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 13, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

Tourists visiting France soon learn that certain things can really irritate the natives. Daring to desecrate French bread with butter, speaking English, or mispronouncing a French word are just a few of […]

Tax Tips for the Law-Abiding Criminal

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 2, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
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As the days lengthen, warm weather returns and the sublime signs of Spring show themselves all around us, our thoughts naturally turn to income tax season. If you are in the United […]

That Time a TV Host Apologized For a Bad Show

By Commonplace Fun Facts on February 28, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Game shows are not at all unique in the history of television. Neither is there any shortage of bad game shows. There is one bad game show, however, that deserves special attention. […]

Steve Allen Defines What is Funny

By Commonplace Fun Facts on January 31, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

“In general, the straight line of a joke sets up a premise, an expectation. Then the funny ending – the punch line – in a sense contradicts the original assumption by refusing […]

Mark Twain’s Thoughts On Turning Tom Sawyer Into a Play

By Commonplace Fun Facts on January 19, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Mark Twain was at the height of his popularity when he received a request to dramatize Tom Sawyer. The director of a theater company asked the author’s permission to use his name […]

The Disaster That Haunted An Unlikely Hero

By Commonplace Fun Facts on January 10, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )
#CharlesDickens #Trains #disasters #StapletonRailCrash

The weather couldn’t have been better for travel. As Charlie made his way home by train, neither he nor his fellow passengers had any clue that they were headed toward an unspeakable […]

America’s Lost War Against a Highly-Addictive Substance

By Commonplace Fun Facts on January 6, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )
#addictions #margarine #butter

Who could have anticipated the dire consequences of the pharmacist’s experiments? It started so innocently. Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès was participating in a challenge that was sanctioned by none other than Emperor Napoleon III. […]

How NOT to Get Around Word Limits

By Commonplace Fun Facts on January 5, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Many of our readers are students, preparing to return to school after Christmas break. They will undoubtedly encounter essay and research paper assignments with strict requirements concerning the number of words. For […]

When Comic Books Come to the Courtroom

By Commonplace Fun Facts on January 3, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

It goes without saying that legal documents tend to be boring. If they were interesting, people would actually read the fine print before signing contracts and thereby eliminate the need for the […]

O Holy Night — Merry Christmas to All

By Commonplace Fun Facts on December 25, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Among the most beloved Christmas carols is “O Holy Night. It was written to commemorate the renovation of the church organ in Roquemaure, France. Town native Placide Cappeau wrote the lyrics in […]

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