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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Contrary to rumors, Alex Trebek, host of ‘Jeopardy!’, is not a diva when the cameras aren’t rolling. He claims to own over 100 suits, however. In one day, a week’s worth of episodes is filmed. Trebek often has to change suits to create the illusion that another day has passed.
Sandy Island, a land mass no larger than Manhattan in the Pacific Ocean, was discovered by James Cook in 1876. When a team of Australian scientists went to survey the island in 2012, they found that there was no island at all! They believe that Cook might have spotted a mass of floating volcanic stone and gas.
Fall colors are caused by the amount of sugar in leaves. The more red in the leaf, the more sugar the leaf is storing. This is why Maple trees are so amazing, whereas Evergreens don’t change colors because their leaves have a thick wax covering that protects the chlorophyll in the leaves themselves.
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Contrary to rumors, Alex Trebek, host of ‘Jeopardy!’, is not a diva when the cameras aren’t rolling. He claims to own over 100 suits, however. In one day, a week’s worth of episodes is filmed. Trebek often has to change suits to create the illusion that another day has passed.
Sandy Island, a land mass no larger than Manhattan in the Pacific Ocean, was discovered by James Cook in 1876. When a team of Australian scientists went to survey the island in 2012, they found that there was no island at all! They believe that Cook might have spotted a mass of floating volcanic stone and gas.
Fall colors are caused by the amount of sugar in leaves. The more red in the leaf, the more sugar the leaf is storing. This is why Maple trees are so amazing, whereas Evergreens don’t change colors because their leaves have a thick wax covering that protects the chlorophyll in the leaves themselves.
When immigrants arrive at Ellis Island they were given their first meal in America before being processed and taken to the mainland. And guess what was included? Ice cream!
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