The state of Maine was once known as the "Earmuff Capital of The World". Earmuffs were invented there by Chester Greenwood in 1873

The Professor on Gilligan's Island was named Roy Hinkley. The Skipper was named Jonas Grumby. Both names were used only once in the entire series, on the first episode

A three-letter, one-syllable word that becomes a three-syllable word by adding one letter to the end of it: The word "are" has three letters and one syllable – "area" has three syllables.

In 1935, the police in Atlantic City, New Jersey, arrested 42 men on the beach. They were cracking down on topless bathing suits worn by men.

A pulsar is a small star made up of neutrons so densely packed together that if one the size of a silver dollar landed on Earth, it would weigh approximately 100 million tons.

The shoestring was invented in England in 1790. Prior to this time, all shoes were fastened with buckles.

The monkey wrench is named after its inventor, a London blacksmith named Charles Moncke.Gold was first known to be used as jewelry in parts of Central and Eastern Europe in 4000BC

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.

 If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.

 If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

 Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?

 A. One thousand

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

 A. All were invented by women.

 It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

 Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321