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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Both male and female turkeys purr, whistle, cackle, and yelp, but the most recognizable sound – the glorious gobble – is only produced by males. The gobble is a male turkey’s version of a lion’s roar, announcing his presence and warning rivals to stay clear. Sometimes, in order to really get his message across, a male turkey will gobble from the top of a tree.
Even though she has found world-wide fame, Adele still suffers from stage fright and occasionally has panic attacks. In order to help combat her stage fright, the singer has created a persona for herself – Sasha Carter – a mix of Beyoncé’s Sasha fierce and country singer June Carter Brown!
Black is believed to be a powerful color. We perceive people wearing black to have more gravitas, which is why official positions have black clothing. Black also works with every other color and often creates memorable contrasts.
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Both male and female turkeys purr, whistle, cackle, and yelp, but the most recognizable sound – the glorious gobble – is only produced by males. The gobble is a male turkey’s version of a lion’s roar, announcing his presence and warning rivals to stay clear. Sometimes, in order to really get his message across, a male turkey will gobble from the top of a tree.
Even though she has found world-wide fame, Adele still suffers from stage fright and occasionally has panic attacks. In order to help combat her stage fright, the singer has created a persona for herself – Sasha Carter – a mix of Beyoncé’s Sasha fierce and country singer June Carter Brown!
Black is believed to be a powerful color. We perceive people wearing black to have more gravitas, which is why official positions have black clothing. Black also works with every other color and often creates memorable contrasts.
There are at least one million trillion insects on the planet, and a mere one percent of this amount is ants! Imagine taking all these ants (around ten thousand trillion) and piling them up onto a giant scale. Entomologists believe that about 2,000 years ago, the total weight of ants on Earth might have equalled the total weight of people!
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