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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It's hard to believe, but sugar was once considered a spice and not a sweetener! It was grouped with spices such as ginger, cinnamon, and saffron. And before it was used as a "spice" it was added to fruits and spices to make medicinal syrups, powders, and infusions!
Who do you think has won the most Oscars? If you guessed Walt Disney, you’re right! He won 26 of his 64 nominations! Pretty impressive. Behind him in the most number of nominations category, with 47, is composer John Williams.
If you're looking to improve your grades, listen to some music! Studies have shown that listening to music while studying can trigger your learning and help you memorize things better. It is believed that music puts you in a powerful state of concentration that aids in processing more information than usual.
Fact Lab
It's hard to believe, but sugar was once considered a spice and not a sweetener! It was grouped with spices such as ginger, cinnamon, and saffron. And before it was used as a "spice" it was added to fruits and spices to make medicinal syrups, powders, and infusions!
Who do you think has won the most Oscars? If you guessed Walt Disney, you’re right! He won 26 of his 64 nominations! Pretty impressive. Behind him in the most number of nominations category, with 47, is composer John Williams.
If you're looking to improve your grades, listen to some music! Studies have shown that listening to music while studying can trigger your learning and help you memorize things better. It is believed that music puts you in a powerful state of concentration that aids in processing more information than usual.
Thanks to a law against gluttony by Oliver Cromwell, it’s still technically illegal to eat Christmas pudding on Christmas day! He put the law into place and it was never repealed. Luckily its almost never enforced.