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Are snipes real? Discover the truth behind the bird, the bizarre tradition of snipe hunting, and why this classic prank has fooled generations.
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The First Time Someone Calls You a Horse…
Read more: The First Time Someone Calls You a Horse…“The first time someone calls you a horse you punch him in the nose. The second time someone calls you a horse, you call him a jerk, but the third time someone calls you a horse, well then perhaps it’s time to go shopping for a saddle.”
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Peter Benchley: The White House Speechwriter Who Refused to be Fired
Read more: Peter Benchley: The White House Speechwriter Who Refused to be FiredDiscover how Peter Benchley, the author of ‘Jaws,’ navigated a tumultuous stint as a White House speechwriter under LBJ and turned his experiences into inspiration for his iconic novel.
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The Brilliant Plan to Sell Wallpaper Cleaner to Children
Read more: The Brilliant Plan to Sell Wallpaper Cleaner to ChildrenWallpaper cleaner and children. The only apparent connection between the two is that the more you have of the latter, the more likely you will need the former. With appropriate supervision, you might want to have children help scrub the walls. Aside from that, we generally don’t advocate unfettered access to cleaning materials by those…
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Major Bambi, USMC — The Untold Story Behind the Voice of Bambi
Read more: Major Bambi, USMC — The Untold Story Behind the Voice of BambiLearn about Donnie Dunagan, the voice of Bambi, and why he tried to hide his contribution to the Disney movie.
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The Competitive Brother and the Housemate
Read more: The Competitive Brother and the HousemateArt came from a competitive family. The firstborn of seven brothers, he bore everyone’s expectations to excel in life, but he was going to have to work at it if he was to outshine his siblings.
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Fated to Die on the Toilet
Read more: Fated to Die on the ToiletWhen they found Michael Godwin, he was already dead. He was also on the toilet. We mention the location of his demise because it is relevant to this story, not because we are inclined toward toilet humor (despite what you might think after reading these articles). There’s just no getting around the fact that Godwin…
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Daniel Boone’s Most Famous Adventure: The 1776 Kentucky Kidnapping
Read more: Daniel Boone’s Most Famous Adventure: The 1776 Kentucky KidnappingDiscover how the 1776 kidnapping of Jemima Boone led Daniel Boone on a daring rescue through the Kentucky wilderness—an event that transformed him from frontier settler into American legend.
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The Supreme Court Justice Who Almost Single-Handedly Decided a Presidential Election
Read more: The Supreme Court Justice Who Almost Single-Handedly Decided a Presidential ElectionIf you want to become President of the United States, you have to campaign for it. You have to be popular. You have to earn votes. Lots of them. Seriously…. You need millions of votes. Yes, we know that it is the Electoral College that really matters, but if you’re going to win there, you…
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Yankee Doodle Once Promised Death to a Founding Father
Read more: Yankee Doodle Once Promised Death to a Founding FatherOne of the earliest and best-known patriotic songs of the United States is “Yankee Doodle.” Learned by every school child and sung every Independence Day, the song is a rich reminder of the heroic actions of America’s Founding Fathers. Speaking of Founding Fathers, few names loom larger than that of John Hancock. Strictly speaking, his…
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The Simple Reason LBJ Was Not Well Liked
Read more: The Simple Reason LBJ Was Not Well LikedFew political figures are more divisive than President Lyndon B. Johnson. In the eyes of some, he was a great champion of civil rights, an advocate for the poor, and a liberal icon. To others, he was the embodiment of big government, political excess, and utterly coarse manners.
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Andrew Johnson: The President Who Was Impeached For Talking Too Much
Read more: Andrew Johnson: The President Who Was Impeached For Talking Too MuchYou probably know Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached, but did you know that one of the reasons was that he talked too much?
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When Yes or No Aren’t Enough
Read more: When Yes or No Aren’t EnoughThe legendary showman Florenz Ziegfeld was well known for his constant and frantic use of the telephone and telegram. He would often send his performers telegrams after watching their work from the back of the theater, offering criticisms or suggestions.
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Groucho Marx and the Cover of Time
Read more: Groucho Marx and the Cover of TimeWhen Groucho Marx’s face appeared on the front cover of the December 31, 1951, issue of Time magazine, he sat down and composed the following letter to the magazine’s publisher.
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The Princeton Decision That Sent Woodrow Wilson Into Politics—and Possibly Changed the 20th Century
Read more: The Princeton Decision That Sent Woodrow Wilson Into Politics—and Possibly Changed the 20th CenturyMost of the time, decisions made by university trustees do not change world history. They determine where to put a building, what to name a lecture hall, or whether the cafeteria should experiment with something ambitious like edible food. But in 1910, the trustees of Princeton University made a decision about where to build a…
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A Flea and a Fly In a Flue
Read more: A Flea and a Fly In a FlueIt’s a beautiful day, and the Commonplace Fun Facts writing staff has been promised a brief furlough from the dungeon once today’s article is complete. With that motivation, we present a limerick that has no special significance, other than the fact that we like it.
