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Ben & Jerry originally considered getting into the bagel business, but the equipment was too expensive.

Bennett Cohen was my next door neighbor (Millwood lane, No. Merrick, L. I.) and good friend during public and junior high school.
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Crayola means "oily chalk." The name combines "craie" (French for "chalk") and "ola" (short for "oleaginous," or "oily").
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16 pennies stacked up equals one inch, and 16 pennies in a line is one foot.
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Silly Putty was discovered as the residue left behind after the first latex condoms were produced. It’s not widely publicized for obvious reasons.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop.
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1 acre of wheat can produce enough bread to feed a family of 4 for about 10 years.
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On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
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The phrase “Beam me up, Scotty” was never actually spoken in any Star Trek television episode or film.
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The word ‘checkmate’ in chess comes from the Persian phrase 'Shah Mat’, which means, The King Is Dead
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