Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933. When he sold the game to Parker Brothers, the cards were handwritten, and the houses were made from wooden molding scraps.
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Math can be downright interesting! For example, most mathematical equations were written in words before the 16th century! Could you imagine what that must have looked like?! Speaking of which, did you know that ‘Forty’ is the only number that is spelled with the letters arranged in alphabetical order?
Carrots help you see! A diet of carrots won't give a blind person 20/20 vision. But the vitamins found in the vegetable can help promote overall eye health. Carrots contain beta-carotene, a substance that the body converts to vitamin A, an important nutrient for eye health.
The word “pizza” dates back over a thousand years—it was first mentioned in a Latin text written in southern Italy in 997 CE. But during the first few decades of the 20th century, pizza was predominantly eaten and sold by working class Italian immigrants.
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Math can be downright interesting! For example, most mathematical equations were written in words before the 16th century! Could you imagine what that must have looked like?! Speaking of which, did you know that ‘Forty’ is the only number that is spelled with the letters arranged in alphabetical order?
Carrots help you see! A diet of carrots won't give a blind person 20/20 vision. But the vitamins found in the vegetable can help promote overall eye health. Carrots contain beta-carotene, a substance that the body converts to vitamin A, an important nutrient for eye health.
The word “pizza” dates back over a thousand years—it was first mentioned in a Latin text written in southern Italy in 997 CE. But during the first few decades of the 20th century, pizza was predominantly eaten and sold by working class Italian immigrants.
You might have heard that listening to Mozart can increase your IQ. This common belief is based on a 1993 study that has been widely misquoted and blown out of proportions. The idea that listening to classical music can make you smarter has since been thoroughly debunked.
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