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Only one McDonald’s in the world has turquoise arches. Sedona, AZ thought yellow clashed with the natural red rock.
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The 50-star American flag was designed by an Ohio high school student for a class project. His teacher originally gave him a B–.
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Old 09-21-2018, 07:27 PM
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Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men is used by researchers to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness.
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Old 09-21-2018, 07:29 PM
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Chock Full o' Nuts coffee does not contain nuts. It's named for a chain of nut stores that the founder converted into coffee shops.
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If you start counting at one and spell out the numbers as you go, you won't use the letter "A" until you reach 1,000.
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After Leonardo da Vinci's death, King Francis I of France hung the Mona Lisa in his bathroom.
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Peeps Lip Balm is something that exists.
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William McKinley was on the $500 bill, Grover Cleveland was on the $1,000, and James Madison was on the $5,000.
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That's Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury (1861-1864)
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The $100,000 Gold Certificate was used only for official transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and was not circulated among the general public. This note cannot be legally held by currency note collectors.
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