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The first American in space was Alan B. Shepard Jr.

IBM's motto is "Think."

Mr. Boddy is the murder victim in the game "Clue."

There are 225 spaces on a Scrabble board.

Aladdin's nationality was Chinese.

Sherlock Holmes archenemy was Professor Moriarty.

Superman's boyhood home was Smallville, Illinois.

Dennis the Menace's favorite drink is Root beer.

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to enter space.

The name of Superman's dog is "Krypto."

The gesture of a nose tap in Britain means secrecy or confidentiality. In Italy, a tap to the nose signifies a friendly warning.

In the late 18th century farmers, especially in the northeastern United States, found that they could protect the wood in their barns from the rough winter weather by coating it with a mixture of skim milk, lime, and iron oxide, which is red. By the beginning of the next century, painting barns red had become a tradition.

Mail to the Havasupai Indian Reservation in northern Arizona is delivered by mule. It is the only U.S. Postal Service route of its type in existence today.

Robert Browning used chianti to wean and cure his wife, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, from her addiction to laudanum.

On April 5, 1978, triplets were born to an Israeli Arab at the Assaf Harofeh Hospital. The babies' parents, according to researcher Bruce D. Witherspoon, named them Carter, Begin, and Sadat.

"Fine turkey" and "honeycomb" are terms used for different qualities and textures of sponges.

The average 6-month accumulation of barnacles on the hull of a ship can produce enough drag to force the vessel to burn 40 percent more fuel than normal when cruising.

The Times Square "time ball" is named the "Star of Hope". It was specially made for last year and contains 504 glass crystals cut into triangles, 600 light bulbs, 96 big lights, and 92 mirrors.

Australia is considered the easiest continent to defend in the game "Risk."

There are 102 floors in the Empire State Building.

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