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The Odd Origins Of Everyday Phrases

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Curse of the Pharaohs OR NOT

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CARTOON 07-14-2020

20th Century Fox thought "Star Wars" was going to flop!

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John Graziano John Graziano — July 14, 2020
1. Dr. Seuss' San Diego home had a hidden closet for his hat collection! 2. 20th Century Fox thought "Star Wars" was going to flop! 3. "Karaoke" is a hybrid of two Japanese words: "kara" from "karappo" meaning empty, and "ōkesutora," meaning orchestra.
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CARTOON 08-09-2020

1. Artist Jane Gottlieb of Santa Barbara, California, spends $5,000 every year maintaining the rainbow colors of her seafront mansion. 2. A Japanese student recently reeled in a small deep-sea fish that resembled a Picasso painting, thanks to its large eyes and blue scales of varying sizes! 3. Five-year-old William Kelly sank a hole-in-one at The Bridges at Springtree Golf Club in Sunrise, Florida, on June 5, 2020. 4. Artist Joe Girandola of Cincinnati, Ohio, created a "Star Wars" version of Michelangelo's "Pietà" entirely out of duct tape!

CARTOON 08-08-2020

1. Hippo remains have been found underneath London's Trafalgar Square! 2. Some white blood cells live for only two days, but the cells in the middle of your eye lenses last your entire life! 3. Washington, Virginia, restaurant The Inn at Little Washington is using mannequins dressed in 1940s clothing to give the illusion of a fuller restaurant while customers practice social distancing.

CARTOON 08-07-2020

1. Nearly every MLB season, enough hot dogs are sold in baseball to stretch from Wrigley Field in Chicago to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. 2. There are only two quarries in the world where the granite for curling stones can be found, one on the Scottish island of Ailsa Craig and the other in Wales. 3. Animators studied the movements of elephants to bring AT-AT Imperial Walkers to life in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back."

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