The first chocolate bar was invented by Cadbury from England, way back in 1842. Cadbury remains a giant in the UK chocolate industry.
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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?
You’ve seen fireflies and heard of anglerfish, but could you have imagined that humans are bio-luminescent, too? Certain metabolic reactions cause us to glow. Sadly, though, our eyes would have to be 1000 times more sensitive to register our natural shine.
The decimal number system we use today seems like the obvious choice, given that we have ten fingers to count with. But in the olden days, people counted in dozens, not tens. Hence the word “hundred” – it derives from the old Norse “hundrath” and originally meant 120.
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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?
You’ve seen fireflies and heard of anglerfish, but could you have imagined that humans are bio-luminescent, too? Certain metabolic reactions cause us to glow. Sadly, though, our eyes would have to be 1000 times more sensitive to register our natural shine.
The decimal number system we use today seems like the obvious choice, given that we have ten fingers to count with. But in the olden days, people counted in dozens, not tens. Hence the word “hundred” – it derives from the old Norse “hundrath” and originally meant 120.
If you’re playing Monopoly competitively, the prize money for the Monopoly World Championship is $20,580 – this is the same amount that is in the game’s bank. The tokens of the game were inspired by charm bracelets.
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