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- Prior to his death in 1999, John F. Kennedy, Jr. founded what politically-themed magazine?
- A: George.
- What was the cost of the first tour arranged by travel entrepreneur Thomas Cook in 1841?
- A: The equivalent of fourteen cents. It was a 48-mile round trip by British rail between Leicester and Loughborough for a temperance meeting.
- What problem did Leonardo da Vinci, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and General George Patton have in common?
- A: All were dyslexic.
- What would the Barbie Doll's measurements be if she were life-size?
- A: 39-21-33.
- What did All Nippon Airways do in an effort to prevent its planes from sucking birds into their engines?
- A: It painted giant eyes on the engine intakes to discourage birds from approaching.
- What English earl had both a coat style and a furniture style named for him?
- A: Philip Dormer Stanhope, the fourth earl of Chesterfield. The Chesterfield coat and sofa are named for him.
- Before the introduction of the hair dryer in 1920, what common household appliance was promoted for its hair-drying ability?
- A: The vacuum cleaner--which could be converted into a hair dryer by attaching a hose to the exhaust.
- How much hay was eaten daily by Jumbo, showman P.T. Barnum's famous 6-1/2 ton elephant?
- A: Two hundred pounds.
- What was the first living creature ever ejected from a supersonic aircraft?
- A: A bear, in 1962. It was parachuted from 35,000 feet to a safe landing on earth.
- To whom did Mahatma Gandhi write for advice on diet and exercise?
- A: Strongman Charles Atlas.
- In 1964, a capsized freighter was refloated in Kuwait by filling its hull with polystyrene balls. Where did this idea originate?
- A: In a 1949 Donald Duck comic, in which Donald and his nephews raised a yacht using ping pong balls.
- Why does the Bronx Zoo get blood daily from a local slaughterhouse?
- A: To feed its vampire bats, part of its captive breeding collection of bats--the largest in the world.
- What famous Englishman's experiments with freezing meat in 1626 caused his death from exposure?
- A: Sir Francis Bacon, philosopher, courtier, statesman, essayist.
- What trade was Greek philosopher Socrates trained for?
- A: Stonecutting.
- Who was billed as "The Human Mop" when he joined his family's comic acrobatic vaudeville act at age 3?
- A: Buster Keaton.
- What did Hyman Lipman do in 1858 that made life easier for students?
- A: He put pencil and eraser together.
- Who went to New York City to launch her modeling career in 1966, after winning the Miss Rocket Tower beauty contest in California?
- A: Cheryl Tiegs.
- How much did 16-year-old Edgar Bergen pay a woodcarver for Charlie McCarthy's head in 1925--and what size had did it wear?
- A: Cost, $36.00; hat size, 5-7/8.
- The term "Siamese twins" originated with the birth of two brothers joined together at the chest. What were their names?
- A: Chang and Eng, born in 1811.
- What did Lizzie Borden, Napoleon, and Titian have in common?
- A: They were all red heads.
- Gen. Tom Thumb, 3 feet 4 inches tall, was the first husband of Mercy Lavinia Bump, who measured 2 feet 8 inches. How tall was her second husband, Con Primo Magi?
- A: Her equal at 2 feet 8 inches.
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