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      John Graziano John Graziano, August 4, 2020
    • 1. Gerald Ford's 895-day-long presidency was the shortest in U.S. history for any president who did not die in office. 2. In medieval England, eels were used as currency, specifically for rental agreements. 3. A decree issued by Pope Gregory IX in 1233 raised superstitions about black cats, leading to mass exterminations of the felines and possibly causing an increase in plague-carrying rats!

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    • 1. Japan's Etoni Mama creates intricate meals for her children that look like pop culture characters. These amazing dishes are known as kyaraben! 2. Celebrated by the Malagasy people of Madagascar, "Famadihana" is a tradition that involves exhuming dead ancestors to wrap them in fresh shrouds. But before reburying, the descendants dance with the corpses! 3. During World War II, British intelligence chiefs made bombs out of dead rats to smuggle into Nazi weapon factories. However, the first shipment was intercepted and they were never used. 4. The Beatles song "A Day in the Life" contains a frequency only heard by dogs.

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1967: The Night Of The Grizzlies

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Down The Dark Alleys Of Sesame Street

Dark Alleys of Sesame Street

Emus Banned For Bad Behavior

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CARTOON 05-28-2020

Wombat poop is cube-shaped.

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John Graziano John Graziano — May 28, 2020
1. Wombat poop is cube-shaped. 2. The longest United States Postal Service rural delivery route is a whopping 190.7 miles! 3. From 1997 to 2006, every Honda CRV came with a picnic table!
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CARTOON 08-04-2020

1. There are about 20 volcanoes erupting around the world at any given time! 2. There are approximately 350 shapes of pasta! 3. The Statue of Liberty is hit by about 600 bolts of lightning every year!

CARTOON 08-03-2020

1. Gerald Ford's 895-day-long presidency was the shortest in U.S. history for any president who did not die in office. 2. In medieval England, eels were used as currency, specifically for rental agreements. 3. A decree issued by Pope Gregory IX in 1233 raised superstitions about black cats, leading to mass exterminations of the felines and possibly causing an increase in plague-carrying rats!

CARTOON 08-02-2020

1. Japan's Etoni Mama creates intricate meals for her children that look like pop culture characters. These amazing dishes are known as kyaraben! 2. Celebrated by the Malagasy people of Madagascar, "Famadihana" is a tradition that involves exhuming dead ancestors to wrap them in fresh shrouds. But before reburying, the descendants dance with the corpses! 3. During World War II, British intelligence chiefs made bombs out of dead rats to smuggle into Nazi weapon factories. However, the first shipment was intercepted and they were never used. 4. The Beatles song "A Day in the Life" contains a frequency only heard by dogs.

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