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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Getting onto ‘Jeopardy!’ is no easy feat. There is a better chance of writing a ‘New York Times’ bestseller (one in 220) than competing on the show (0.4% chance). So, unless you’re one of the lucky ones, you might have to start writing that novel before you warm up the buzzer in your hand!
The flag of America that we’re familiar with today is the longest-running unmodified version the US has had – and it’s gone through a total of 26 iterations! The first flag was the Continental Navy ensign, which looks similar to the current flag except for its fewer stars, which are arranged in a circle rather than in lines.
Amphibians have rubbish lungs, but make up for it in their ability to suck oxygen in through their porous skin, proving that they're not only highly efficient, but very sexy too.
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Getting onto ‘Jeopardy!’ is no easy feat. There is a better chance of writing a ‘New York Times’ bestseller (one in 220) than competing on the show (0.4% chance). So, unless you’re one of the lucky ones, you might have to start writing that novel before you warm up the buzzer in your hand!
The flag of America that we’re familiar with today is the longest-running unmodified version the US has had – and it’s gone through a total of 26 iterations! The first flag was the Continental Navy ensign, which looks similar to the current flag except for its fewer stars, which are arranged in a circle rather than in lines.
Amphibians have rubbish lungs, but make up for it in their ability to suck oxygen in through their porous skin, proving that they're not only highly efficient, but very sexy too.
Many scholars agree that playing cards were invented by the Chinese in the 9th century. Some scholars say that the first “real” deck of printed cards was the 32-card Chinese domino deck that featured all 21 possible combinations of a pair of dice. The first cards were printed on paper, bone, and wood.
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