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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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31 |
The first Canadian postage stamp, the Three Penny Beaver, was issued on April 23, 1851. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/05/09 |
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32 |
Knitting is a form of needlework that uses needles to create fabric from yarn. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
01/06/09 |
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33 |
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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34 |
Crochet is a form of needlework that uses a hook to create fabric from yarn. |
Hobbies > Crafts |
01/08/09 |
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35 |
Wilhelm Steinitz was the World Chess Champion from 1886 to 1894. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/15/09 |
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36 |
Viswanathan Anand became the World Chess Champion in 2007. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/16/09 |
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37 |
The board game Pente was created in 1978 by Gary Gabrel. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/30/09 |
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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 |
Spades is the highest suit in the card game of Bridge. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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40 |
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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41 |
Milton Bradley released his first board game, "The Checkered Game of Life", in 1860. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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42 |
The board game "Pay Day" was created in 1975 by Paul J. Gruen. |
Hobbies > Games |
01/31/09 |
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43 |
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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44 |
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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45 |
Captain Kayvaan Shrike is of The Raven Guard Chapter. |
Hobbies > Games |
04/30/09 |
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