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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The founders of Google met by chance. Sergey Brin, a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, was assigned to show Larry Page around the prestigious campus when Page visited to see if he wanted to attend. Page, who was 22 at the time, had just finished earning a computer engineering degree from the University of Michigan.
George Clooney auditioned for the role of JD in ‘Thelma & Louise’ but it ultimately went to a then relatively unknown Brad Pitt! Clooney jokingly said he couldn’t bear watching the film because he was still upset that he wasn’t given the part. But what if he’d gotten it? Would Brad Pitt have risen to fame?
The Hollywood sign was originally intended to serve as a giant billboard for a new neighbourhood called Hollywoodland. Developers hoped that the sign, which was raised in 1923, would draw new home buyers to the area. It was only in 1949 that the sign was changed from Hollywoodland to Hollywood!
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The founders of Google met by chance. Sergey Brin, a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, was assigned to show Larry Page around the prestigious campus when Page visited to see if he wanted to attend. Page, who was 22 at the time, had just finished earning a computer engineering degree from the University of Michigan.
George Clooney auditioned for the role of JD in ‘Thelma & Louise’ but it ultimately went to a then relatively unknown Brad Pitt! Clooney jokingly said he couldn’t bear watching the film because he was still upset that he wasn’t given the part. But what if he’d gotten it? Would Brad Pitt have risen to fame?
The Hollywood sign was originally intended to serve as a giant billboard for a new neighbourhood called Hollywoodland. Developers hoped that the sign, which was raised in 1923, would draw new home buyers to the area. It was only in 1949 that the sign was changed from Hollywoodland to Hollywood!
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? In 1893, a ruling by the Supreme Court made the tomato a vegetable, officially! It is, however, actually a fruit. It seems as though the age-old debate will continue on for generations!
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