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Back in 1796, dimes were called dismes (+ 9 more facts)

Published 2 years ago

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Tug of war was an Olympic event from 1900-1920
In 1755, the first Canadian post office opened in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The fist Deputy Postmaster General was American inventor Benjamin Franklin who was later dismissed for sympathizing with the American revolutionary cause
Ellen Macarthur, yachtswoman, had a total of 891 naps in 94 days that were each 36 minutes long while on her Vendee Round the Globe yacht race
In 1965, the price for an issue of TV Guide was 15 cents
All dogs are the descendant of the wolf. These wolves lived in eastern Asia about 15,000 years ago
Back in 1796, dimes were called dismes
Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpaste
On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female
To make one raindrop of water, it takes approximately a million cloud droplets
In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins

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