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5 Great Facts About “Peanuts” Specials​

5 Great Facts About “Peanuts” Specials

The newspaper comic debuted in 1950, and the nearly 18,000 strips published before Charles M. Schulz’s death in 2000 make “Peanuts” perhaps the longest-running story ever told by one person. Here are five fun facts about some of America’s favorite cartoon specials.

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5 facts you may not know about Peanuts

To celebrate the release of the newest Peanuts film, we look at some interesting facts about Charlie Brown and the gang in his comic strips and specials.

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We Ranked the 20 Best 'Peanuts' Specials—And There's No Arguing With Our No. 1

You already know it's one of the holiday episodes.

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First artwork by humanoid robot sells for over $1.0 million

A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching more than $1.0 million on Thursday."Today's record-breaking sale price for the first artwork by a humanoid robot artist to go up for auction marks a moment in the history...

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Is Hawaiian Pizza From Hawaii? 5 Foods That Didn’t Originate Where You Think They Did​

Is Hawaiian Pizza From Hawaii? 5 Foods That Didn't Originate Where You Think They Did

From Hawaiian pizza to Swedish meatballs, here are five foods with names that are miles from the places where they actually originated.

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Is Hawaiian Pizza from Hawaii? 5 foods that didn’t originate from where you thought

Plenty of dishes have names that have nothing to do with their ingredients: No frogs are harmed in the making of toad in the hole, sweetbreads are neither sweet nor baked, and puppies are definitely not included in hot dogs. Boston cream pie is delicious, but not pie— and Welsh rabbit (aka...

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9 iconic dishes that don't originate where you think - International Traveller

In a world where we travel around and move countries, dishes are bound to be shared. Here are 9 dishes that don't originate where you think.

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There is a miniature replica of the Washington Monument under a manhole near the actual monument.​

There is a miniature replica of the Washington Monument under a manhole near the actual monument.

Hidden directly in front of the Washington Monument, encased in brick and tucked under a manhole cover, is another Washington Monument — only in miniature. But this 12-foot-tall replica isn’t in the business of paying homage to one of America’s Founding Fathers. Instead, its purpose is much more...

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A mini-Washington monument is in a manhole near the actual monument

Hidden directly in front of the Washington Monument, encased in brick and tucked under a manhole cover, is another Washington Monument — only in miniature. But this 12-foot-tall replica isn’t in the business of paying homage to one of America’s Founding Fathers. Instead, its purpose is much more...

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Washington Mini Monument

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

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Washington Mini Monument — Maurer Stutz, Inc. — &p

Unknown to most passersby, there’s a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument under a manhole near the actual monument.

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The first U.S. gold rush was started by a 12-year-old boy​

The first U.S. gold rush was started by a 12-year-old boy.

Although the 1848 California Gold Rush was the largest in American history, it wasn’t the first. That distinction belongs in the state of North Carolina, where in 1799, Conrad Reed, the 12-year-old son of a Hessian Revolutionary War deserter named John Reed, found a 17-pound gold nugget in...

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History - OceanaGold - Haile Gold Mine

200 Years in the History of U.S. Mining The Gold Before the Gold Rush Did you know that 50 years before the great California Gold Rush, the Carolinas were the...

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You Won't Believe the Incredible Story of America's Untold Gold Rush - History Collection

On a spring Sunday in 1799, a 12-year-old boy skipped church. Deciding that fishing was more important for his spiritual needs than listening to a sermon, Conrad Reed successfully convinced his folks to let him spend a spring Sunday morning outside. While fishing, Conrad stumbled upon a funny...

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Hot and cold water make different sounds when poured.​

Hot and cold water make different sounds when poured.

Human ears have two main jobs: alerting us to noises in the world around us, and keeping our bodies balanced as we move throughout the day. However, researchers have found another small trick our ears can perform: determining the temperature of water. While they may look identical, hot and cold...

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Why can you hear the difference between hot and cold water ?

Which one do you think was hot water and which was cold water? Scroll down for the answer..

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Can you hear the difference between hot and cold water? — Small Screen Science

Next time you make tea listen carefully as you add hot water to the cup. Try pouring the same volume of cold water into the same type of cup. Can you hear a difference? Recent research suggests that 93% of adults can. So why can we hear the difference? Let’s take a look at the science.

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Kangaroos can’t walk backward​

Kangaroos can’t walk backward.

Kangaroos are one of several biologically unique creatures endemic to Australia. One of their most unusual traits is that their long hind feet and muscular tails prevent them from being able to walk backward except with great difficulty. In fact, kangaroos can’t even really walk forward like...

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Is It True That Kangaroos Can't Hop Backwards?

You may have heard that kangaroos can’t go backwards, but is it true? The simple answer is yes....

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Is it true that Kangaroos can't walk backward?

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Kangaroos Can't Walk Backwards

First of all it’s physically impossible for them. Kangaroos use not only their legs but also their tails - which are pure muscle - to propel themselves forward.Attempt this in reverse? You’d end up with a comical image of legs, tail and tiny front paws scrambling the air. Aside from the physic

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Facts About “The Andy Griffith Show” To Make You Whistle​

Facts About “The Andy Griffith Show” To Make You Whistle

Featuring beloved characters including Barney Fife, Aunt Bee, and — of course — Sheriff Andy Taylor, this TV classic is full of interesting tidbits.

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5 Facts You May Not Know About The Andy Griffith Show

5 Facts You May Not Know About The Andy Griffith Show

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60 things you might not know about The Andy Griffith Show

And that's just the tip of the iceberg with this rich, rewarding sitcom. Happy birthday, Mayberry!

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Gerber once attempted to launch a “meal in a jar” product for young adults.​

Gerber once attempted to launch a “meal in a jar” product for young adults.

The Gerber baby food company has long operated under the slogan “Babies are our business… our only business.” But for a brief period in 1974, that promise wasn’t exactly true. That year, the company unveiled Gerber Singles, a line of glass jars containing ready-to-eat meals that were advertised...

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6 Monumental Facts About Mount Rushmore​

6 Monumental Facts About Mount Rushmore

From its controversial location to its starring role in a classic Hitchcock caper, here are six fascinating facts you might not know about the visionary memorial.

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Mount Rushmore: Dynamite Facts and Surprising History

Most of us are familiar with the iconic Mount Rushmore, but how much do you know about its history and legacy? Check out this list of fun facts about Mount Rushmore.

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Presidents' Stories. 5 interesting facts about Mount Rushmore. - Scala Archives

In anticipation of the November 2024 elections and the nomination of the next president of the United States of America, we offer a brief insight into Mount Rushmore.

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7 Things You Didn't Know About Mount Rushmore - Nations Classroom

Mount Rushmore is a must-see when visiting South Dakota. Read out blog to learn more facts that you did not know about Mount Rushmore before you visit!

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5 Black Friday Facts That Are Totally Free​

5 Black Friday Facts That Are Totally Free

Black Friday is famously one of the year's most popular shopping days — but how did this become such a staple of the holiday season?

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20 Black Friday Fun Facts & Myths for 2024 (+ 10 Trivia Q&A)

Discover the history of Black Friday with our list of Black Friday fun facts and myths and test your knowledge with our Black Friday trivia game!

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Eight Suprising Black Friday Facts | Greenspark

Black Friday Unveiled: Eight intriguing insights into the shopping spectle, from its historical roots to its contempary phenomena.

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Around one in four people sneeze when they see a bright light. ( I am one of them)_​

Around one in four people sneeze when they see a bright light.

Sunlight tends to be good for us. It helps our bodies create vitamin D and mood-lifting serotonin, and even syncs our circadian rhythms. However, some people experience an unexpected side effect after glancing into the sun: sneezing. As many as one in four people have the reaction, appropriately...

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Photic Sneeze Reflex: Treatment and Causes, According to Science

Sneezing in response to bright light and other stimuli may mean you have something called photic sneeze reflex. We’ll tell you where this comes from and how it’s treated.

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Why Do You Sneeze When You Look at the Sun?

Learn why the sun causes certain people to sneeze, sometimes repeatedly — and sometimes even in the dead of winter!

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Baby blue whales gain about 8 pounds an hour.​

Baby blue whales gain about 8 pounds an hour.

In their first year of life, human babies nearly triple their weight. And while that sounds like an impressive stretch of growth, it’s nothing compared to blue whales. These cetacean newborns, which already weigh around 3 tons at birth, pack on upwards of 200 pounds a day, meaning baby blue...

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Baby Blue Whales Gain About 8 Pounds an Hour – historyandmystery.org

 

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8 Eye-Opening Facts About Sign Language​

8 Eye-Opening Facts About Sign Language

Learn more about the evolution of this highly stylized and expressive form of communication, and how it continues to make its presence felt in the world today.

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8 Interesting Facts about American Sign Language (ASL) - Home Page

American Sign Language has been developed for over 300 years by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. Dated back to 1817, Gallaudet established the first national school

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Libby’s created its own variety of pumpkin.​

Libby’s created its own variety of pumpkin.

Baking a no-frills pumpkin pie with canned pumpkin and a premade crust takes about an hour today, though pie-making wasn’t always so simple. Before the ease of cracking open a can of pumpkin, cooks had to stew their own mixture, cooking pumpkins for hours just to create a custardy pie filling...

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What’s really in a can of canned pumpkin?

From farm to grocery store, here's how Libby's preps its famous orange squash every season.

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Who Is Libby Behind Libby's Pumpkin?

Discover the history of Libby's Pumpkin and who Libby is behind the name.

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Yes, Libby's created its own variety of pumpkin, called Libby's Special Seed, which is a proprietary strain of the Dickinson pumpkin. Libby's uses this pumpkin in all of their canned pumpkin products.
Libby's pumpkin is different from the traditional orange pumpkin you might think of when you think of pumpkin pie. Dickinson pumpkins are tan-skinned, beige, and smooth, and they more closely resemble squash. They are longer and tanner than sugar pumpkins, and their closest relative is butternut squash. Libby's uses Dickinson pumpkins because they taste and have a better texture than other pumpkins.
Libby's started as a canned meat company in the late 1800s, and they added canned pumpkin to their products in the late 1920s when they purchased Dickinson & Co., a pumpkin-packing company.

 

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There’s a part of the U.S. that you can only get to through Canada.​

There's a part of the U.S. that you can only get to through Canada.

The U.S. and Canada share the longest land border in the world, and along any border that measures in the several-thousand-mile range, there are bound to be some quirks. One of those is Point Roberts, a tiny U.S. town in Washington state that’s essentially cut off from the rest of mainland U.S...

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A US town only reached through Canada

Visitors to the exclave of Point Roberts must drive through Canada to enter the United States. It’s a tiny town with empty beaches, pods of orcas and dozens of gas pumps.

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Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years

Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.

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10 Awe-Inspiring Facts About Charles Darwin​

10 Awe-Inspiring Facts About Charles Darwin

From his experiments in taxidermy to his habit of eating the animals he studied, here are 10 facts you may not know about legendary naturalist Charles Darwin.

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10 Things You May Not Know About Charles Darwin | HISTORY

10 surprising facts about the famed evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin.

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33 Interesting Facts About Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin facts: Abraham Lincoln and Darwin lost their mothers at a young age, and they both suffered from depression. Learn more facts about Charles Darwin's life and career.

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10 Interesting Facts About Charles Darwin - HistoryColored

Learn 10 fascinating facts about world famous biologist and key figure in the Theory of Evolution, Charles Darwin.

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Humans get a new skeleton about every 10 years.​

Humans get a new skeleton about every 10 years.

The human skeleton is sometimes called the scaffolding of the body, and the name is apt because, like scaffolding, our bones are less permanent than you might think. Human bones grow in a process known as modeling, and once a person reaches adulthood, the skeleton system refreshes itself in a...

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The Basics of Bone in Health and Disease - Bone Health and Osteoporosis - NCBI Bookshelf

Know Your Body: Turns out, the human skeleton is replaced about every 10 years!

One can keep their bones strong by exercising regularly and avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption

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Humans get a new skeleton about every 10 years

The human skeleton is sometimes called the scaffolding of the body, and the name is apt because, like scaffolding, our bones are less permanent than you might think. Human bones grow in a process k…

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Fungi are genetically closer to humans than plants.​

Fungi are genetically closer to humans than plants.

At first glance, nature seems easily divisible between plants and animals. Fungi, however, are a pretty big plot twist in this otherwise simple narrative. After all, fungi appear to be mostly plantlike and were classified as such for centuries. Mushrooms grow out of the ground like plants, and...

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Fact check: Mushrooms share more DNA with humans than plants

Fungi and animals share genetic characteristics that plants do not have, experts told USA TODAY.

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Mushrooms are more closely related to us than to plants!

Mushrooms are our most common way of thinking about the Kingdom Fungi. We are also likely to call a mushroom a plant, whereas genetic comparisons place fungi closer to man than to plants.

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How Are Mushrooms More Similar To Humans Than Plants?

As it turns out, animals and fungi share a common ancestor, and branched away from plants at some point about 1.1 billion years ago. It was only later that animals and fungi separated

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