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Bread Tags - True or False
Cathie March 13, 2012

True Or False? The Colored Tags On Bags Of Bread Tell You How Fresh It Is

True or False? Have you ever wondered how to tell which bread is freshest? Many of us squeeze loaves to determine their softness, some even try to smell it. But there’s actually a much easier way. Every packaged loaf of bread comes with some kind of a closure. Because breads were once baked in bakeries, then delivered to the stores …
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True Or False? Retailers Scanned A Barcode In The Art Of A CD
Cathie February 21, 2012

True Or False? Retailers Scanned A Barcode In The Art Of A CD

True or False? Retailers scanned the wrong barcode on a CD. Sony BMG released a 3-CD set, called Electric 80s, in 2005. The compilation of ‘the greatest electric hit of the Eighties’ featured a reproduction of a UPC bar code on the cover art, with the title “ELECTRIC 80s” placed in the space at the bottom of the bar code …
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True Or False? The Maple Leaf Points On The Canadian Flag Represent The Number Of Provinces And Territories
Cathie February 14, 2012

True Or False? The Maple Leaf Points On The Canadian Flag Represent The Number Of Provinces And Territories

True or False? The points of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag represent the provinces and territories. In the years since the adoption of the current Canadian flag, many claim that the number of points (11) on the maple leaf it features have special significance, such as; representing each of the Canadian provinces and territories (one for each of …
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True Or False? Contest To Save Most Sunlight During Daylight Savings Time
Cathie January 31, 2012

True Or False? Contest To Save Most Sunlight During Daylight Savings Time

True or False? There was a contest to see who could save the most sunlight during daylight savings time. The Eldorado Daily Journal, in Eldorado, Illinois, asked all of its readers to save as much daylight as they could during Daylight Savings Time in 1984, and offered a prize for the person who saved the most. The rules were simple: …
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babycage
Cathie January 10, 2012

True Or False? Baby Cages Were Once Hung Outside Apartment Windows

True or False? Baby cages were hung outside apartment windows. Built and distributed in London to the members of the Chelsea Baby Club in 1937, the ‘Baby Cage’ was meant for women with children that were without a backyard, garden, or terrace for their children to play in or on. When secured from a window, the baby cage hung from …
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True Or False? The First Traffic Laws Were Written By Someone Who Never Drove A Car
Cathie December 6, 2011

True Or False? The First Traffic Laws Were Written By Someone Who Never Drove A Car

True or False? The first traffic laws were written by a man who never drove a car. : Born in New York City in 1858, William Phelps Eno became a progressive thinking man who observed the massive traffic jams of his era, and from his observations, formulated traffic solutions that carried over from the time of horse and carriages, to …
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True Or False? A Woman Killed Her Husband Over A Bridge Hand?
Cathie November 29, 2011

True Or False? A Woman Killed Her Husband Over A Bridge Hand?

True or False? A woman killed her husband over a bridge hand while playing cards? On the evening of September 29, 1929, in Kansas City, Kansas, Mr. John and Myrtle Bennett hosted friends and neighbors, Charles and Myrna Hofman, for a nice game of rubber bridge. But, like most married couples that are silly enough to partner while playing bridge, …
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True Or False? Christian Hymn Was Inspired By Famous Preacher And Actor
Cathie November 1, 2011

True Or False? Christian Hymn Was Inspired By Famous Preacher And Actor

True of False? A renowned Christian hymn was inspired by a famous preacher and actor. Russ Hamblin was a Hollywood radio host/comedian/song writer during the 1950s, known for drinking, womanizing and partying. One day the station manager told Hamblin to interview a young preacher who was holding tent revival meetings. Russ went to a meeting. During the service, the preacher …
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True Or False? Golfer Killed By Golf Club
Cathie October 4, 2011

True Or False? Golfer Killed By Golf Club

True or False? A golfer was killed by a golf club that he broke in anger. There is a story about a young spoiled golfer, so upset by a bad drive that he had made, that he smashed his golf club on a nearby bench. When he did, the golf club’s shaft broke and sprang back at him, the jagged …
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True Or False? Cordless Phones Dial 911 When Their Batteries Die
Cathie September 13, 2011

True Or False? Cordless Phones Dial 911 When Their Batteries Die

It’s not enough that dumb crooks have unwittingly called 911, but sometimes it is old cordless phones that summon help. Operators across North America still get calls from old cordless phones that malfunction and dial 911, said Nancy Branson, a spokesperson for a 911 district. She said, “What happens with cordless phones, is that there’s a kind of chatter between …
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Did Mars Refuse Use Of M&Ms In The Movie E.T.?
Cathie August 22, 2011

Did Mars Refuse Use Of M&Ms In The Movie E.T.?

Huge Corporate Brain Fart Mars Inc. was offered the chance for its flagship product M&Ms to be used in the 1982 film ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’, allowing the Hershey Foods Corporation’s Reese’s Pieces to become a huge international success. It all came to be when Amblin Productions approached Mars Inc. proposing a tie-in between Mars candies ‘M&Ms’ and their film, E.T. …
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True Or False? Kentucky Fried Chicken Changed To KFC To Avoid Genetic Laws
Cathie August 17, 2011

True Or False? Kentucky Fried Chicken Changed To KFC To Avoid Genetic Laws

True of False? Did Kentucky Fried Chicken changed its name to KFC to eliminate fried from its name? One rumor says the reason Kentucky Fried Chicken changed its name to KFC, was because the chicken outlet bred mutant birds with extra-large breasts and additional legs. Until the U.S. Food and Drug Agency said the genetically engineered birds could not legally …
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