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8925~Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, scord 36 field goals and 28 free throws against the New York Knickerbockers in his historic 100-point game in 1962.
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07-13-2003, 07:53 PM
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8926~ my New England Patriots beating the Rams to win Superbowl 36 20-17
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8927~Baseball great Stan Musial's advice to those trying to hit a spitball was, "Hit it on the dry side."
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8928~The concession that earned $862,000 in just five months at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 was the restroom, at $0.05 per visit.
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8929~There were 413 beds listed in the palace inventories of France's King Louis XIV.
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8930~The city of Batman is in southeastern Turkey.
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8931~ I have no idea where she came up with that, but a big round of applause for IA
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8932~Peccatophobia is a fear of sinning.
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8933~The only two-syllable word in the English language with no true vowels is "rhythm."
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8934~The beverage we now know as punch originated in India. The British gave the refreshing drink the name punch, most likely from the Hindi word panch, for the number five, because it had five basic ingredients--alcohol, tea, lemon, sugar and water.
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8935~Margarine was called butterine when it was first marketed in England.
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07-13-2003, 09:55 PM
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"It takes a lot of brains to enjoy satire, humor and wit - but none to be offended by them." -- Johnny Hart ("BC", cartoonist, 2000)
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"It takes a lot of brains to enjoy satire, humor and wit - but none to be offended by them." -- Johnny Hart ("BC", cartoonist, 2000)
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