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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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1 |
Wilhelm Steinitz was the World Chess Champion from 1886 to 1894. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/15/09 |
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2 |
Viswanathan Anand became the World Chess Champion in 2007. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/16/09 |
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3 |
Two maple leaves first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian penny in 1937. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/15/09 |
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4 |
Tulips are grown from bulbs. |
Hobbies > Gardening |
07/10/08 |
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5 |
There are 32 pieces used in a game of chess. |
Hobbies > Games |
05/30/08 |
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6 |
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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7 |
The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was released on May 1, 1840. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/03/09 |
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8 |
The world's first Elvis Presley postage stamp was issued by Grenada in 1978. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/04/09 |
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9 |
The top four pumpkin producing states in the US are Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and California. |
Hobbies > Gardening |
07/12/08 |
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10 |
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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11 |
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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12 |
The first Canadian postage stamp, the Three Penny Beaver, was issued on April 23, 1851. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/05/09 |
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13 |
The board game Pente was created in 1978 by Gary Gabrel. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/30/09 |
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14 |
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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15 |
The board game "Pay Day" was created in 1975 by Paul J. Gruen. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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