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10 Coins That Aren’t Boringmentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Oct 1, 2008 by David A. Norris Nerdy reputation or not, coin collecting (otherwise known as numismatics) has been a hobby since the days of ancient Rome. If you’re not a member of the enthusiast crowd, though, knowing a thing or … |
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5 Little-Known Pirate Stories (and a Quiz)mentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Sep 19, 2008 by Laurel Mills and Kelly Ferguson To celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here’s a piece from mental_floss magazine that tells five little-known pirate stories, plus a pirate quiz. 1. Yo-Ho-Ho and an … Also tagged: blogs |
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The Secret Life of the Banjomentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Sep 14, 2008 By Robbie Whelan When you hear the banjo, you probably picture one of two things—Kermit the Frog strumming away or the inbred boy from Deliverance. How can one instrument conjure up images both so sweet and so … |
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What’s a Trade Secret? (And What Would Happen if You Stole The Colonel’s?)mentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Sep 10, 2008 Earlier this week, KFC removed Colonel Harland Sanders’ original handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices that go into the company’s signature fried chicken from its safe storage place. The 68-year-old recipe had been … |
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How Cereal Transformed American Culturementalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Sep 9, 2008 by Ian Lender More than a century ago, Christian fundamentalists invented cereal to promote a healthy lifestyle free of sin. Little did they know, their creation would eventually be used to promote everything from … |
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Roz Savage: First Woman to Row Solo From California to Hawaiimentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Sep 5, 2008 Early on the morning of September 1, Roz Savage became the first woman to row, alone, from California to Hawaii. The voyage of 2,600 miles took her 99 days, 8 hours and 55 minutes. During the trip she was in … Also tagged: technology, blogs, current events, around the world, planes trains and automobiles, armchair field trip |
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10 Ruthless Rock Managersmentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Sep 2, 2008 By Bill DeMain They’ve got bad hair and big cigars, and they want their 10 percent. Meet the world’s most notorious music managers. 1. The Kingmaker: Colonel Tom Parker Strange but true: Elvis Presley never … |
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9 Modern-Day Independence Movementsmentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Aug 29, 2008 by Jeff Fleischer You’ve heard all about Palestine and Tibet, Quebec and Chechnya. But those aren’t the only places that want to be sovereign. Here are 10 more would-be countries looking forward to paying U.N. dues … |
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12 Unusual College Football Trophiesmentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Aug 28, 2008 As the college football season kicks off, teams are ready to vie for the two national championship trophies. But that’s not the only hardware that will change hands this season, since many intercollegiate rivalries … |
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6 of LBJ’s Favorite Things (on his 100th Birthday)mentalfloss.com » mental_floss Blog - Aug 27, 2008 Lyndon Johnson was born 100 years ago today. Here’s a piece from mental_floss magazine on some of LBJ’s favorite things, including his Amphicar—the only amphibious passenger automobile ever mass-produced for civilians … |