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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 31 |
Someone who collects coins is called a numismatist. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/15/08 |
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| 32 |
Someone who studies or collects stamps is called a philatelist. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
07/02/08 |
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| 33 |
Spades is the highest suit in the card game of Bridge. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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| 34 |
Sudoku was invented by Howard Garns, in 1979. |
Hobbies |
07/04/08 |
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| 35 |
Sunflowers need full sun to grow well. |
Hobbies > Gardening |
06/22/08 |
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| 36 |
Tatting is a form of needlework that uses a shuttle to make lace. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
01/05/09 |
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| 37 |
The "Bluenose", a famous Canadian schooner, first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian dime in 1937. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/15/09 |
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| 38 |
The board game "Careers" was created in 1955 by sociologist James Cooke Brown. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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| 39 |
The board game "La Conquete du Monde" was created by French film maker Albert Lamorisse in 1957. It was released two years later in English as "Risk". |
Hobbies > Games |
02/01/09 |
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| 40 |
The board game "Pay Day" was created in 1975 by Paul J. Gruen. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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| 41 |
The board game "Trivial Pursuit" was created by Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott in 1979. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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| 42 |
The board game Pente was created in 1978 by Gary Gabrel. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/30/09 |
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| 43 |
The first Canadian postage stamp, the Three Penny Beaver, was issued on April 23, 1851. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/05/09 |
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| 44 |
The first two United States postage stamps were issued on July 1, 1847. They featured George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/05/09 |
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| 45 |
The modern version of the board game "The Game of Life" was published in 1960 by the Milton Bradley Company. |
Hobbies > Games |
02/01/09 |
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