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    • 1. Princeton University's first graduate student was U.S. President James Madison. 2. The youngest athlete to place in the Olympics was Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, finishing third at the 1896 games at just 10 years old! 3. The landscapes in Disney's "Bambi" were inspired by Song Dynasty paintings.

      CARTOON 02-18-2019

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    • 1. On April 14, 1945, the nazi submarine U-1206 sank due to the misuse of the toilet. 2. The first man to propose with a diamond ring was Archduke Maximilian of Austria in 1477. 3. Steve Young is the only left-handed quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 4. Camels can't swim!

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CARTOON 02-10-2019

Blue scorpion venom is a popular pain medication in Cuba.


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1. A supercolony of 1.5 million penguins on the Danger Islands around Antarctica has been discovered thanks to their poop stains, visible from space! 2. Abraham Lincoln had the opportunity to populate the United States with Elephants. 3. Fern collection was so popular in the Victorian Era that it had a name: pteridomania. 4. Blue scorpion venom is a popular pain medication in Cuba.

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CARTOON 02-18-2019

1. Princeton University's first graduate student was U.S. President James Madison. 2. The youngest athlete to place in the Olympics was Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, finishing third at the 1896 games at just 10 years old! 3. The landscapes in Disney's "Bambi" were inspired by Song Dynasty paintings.

CARTOON 02-17-2019

1. On April 14, 1945, the nazi submarine U-1206 sank due to the misuse of the toilet. 2. The first man to propose with a diamond ring was Archduke Maximilian of Austria in 1477. 3. Steve Young is the only left-handed quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 4. Camels can't swim!

CARTOON 02-16-2019

1. The town of Dish, Texas, formerly known as Clark, changed its name in exchange for a decade of free basic television and DVRs for all residents. 2. MIT grad Ani Liu creates perfumes that smell like people - including one reminiscent of her husband for when she misses him! 3. Your liver fluctuates in size!

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