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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 16 |
Spades is the highest suit in the card game of Bridge. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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| 17 |
The board game "Careers" was created in 1955 by sociologist James Cooke Brown. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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| 18 |
The board game Pente was created in 1978 by Gary Gabrel. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/30/09 |
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| 19 |
Viswanathan Anand became the World Chess Champion in 2007. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/16/09 |
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| 20 |
Wilhelm Steinitz was the World Chess Champion from 1886 to 1894. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/15/09 |
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| 21 |
Crochet is a form of needlework that uses a hook to create fabric from yarn. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
01/08/09 |
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| 22 |
Embroidery is a form of needlework that uses a sewing needle and thread/yarn to decorate fabric. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
01/07/09 |
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| 23 |
Knitting is a form of needlework that uses needles to create fabric from yarn. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
01/06/09 |
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| 24 |
The first Canadian postage stamp, the Three Penny Beaver, was issued on April 23, 1851. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/05/09 |
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| 25 |
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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| 26 |
Tatting is a form of needlework that uses a shuttle to make lace. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
01/05/09 |
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| 27 |
The world's first triangular postage stamp was issued by the Cape of Good Hope in 1853. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/04/09 |
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| 28 |
The world's first Elvis Presley postage stamp was issued by Grenada in 1978. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/04/09 |
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| 29 |
The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was released on May 1, 1840. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/03/09 |
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| 30 |
In chess, castling is when the king moves two spaces toward a rook and the rook moves to the other side of the king, all in one move. |
Hobbies |
12/22/08 |
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