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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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46 |
Fashion designer Vera Wang competed in the 1968 U.S. figure skating championships. |
Entertainment > Fashion |
01/30/09 |
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47 |
Nike's logo is known as a swoosh. |
Entertainment > Fashion |
01/28/09 |
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48 |
"Wicked" officially opened at the George Gershwin Theatre on October 30, 2003. |
Entertainment > Theatre |
01/23/09 |
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49 |
The musical "Mamma Mia!" was based on the songs of ABBA. |
Entertainment > Theatre |
01/22/09 |
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50 |
Janice Dickinson claims to have been the world's first supermodel. |
Entertainment > Fashion |
01/21/09 |
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51 |
Vogue Magazine was founded in 1892 by Alfred Turnure. |
Entertainment > Fashion |
01/20/09 |
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52 |
The comic strip "Luann" was created by Greg Evans. |
Entertainment > Comics |
01/14/09 |
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53 |
As of 2008, the largest casino in the world is The Venetian in Macao, China. |
Entertainment > Casino |
01/11/09 |
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54 |
Disney World's Magic Kingdom park opened on October 1, 1971. |
Entertainment > Disney |
01/10/09 |
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55 |
Charlie Brown's dog was named Snoopy in "Peanuts" comic strips. |
Entertainment > Comics |
01/09/09 |
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56 |
Disney World's Epcot Center opened on October 1, 1982. |
Entertainment > Disney |
01/07/09 |
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57 |
The first casino built on the Las Vegas Strip was the El Rancho Vegas. |
Entertainment > Casino |
01/06/09 |
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58 |
Dr. Pepper is a soft drink made of a blend of 23 flavors, none of which are prune juice. |
Entertainment > Food and Drink |
12/27/08 |
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59 |
Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a pharmacist, developed Coca-Cola as a non-alcoholic version of French Wine Cola in response to the prohibition legislation passed in 1886. |
Entertainment > Food and Drink |
12/26/08 |
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60 |
Pizza was considered peasant's food for some centuries. |
Entertainment > Food and Drink |
12/22/08 |
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