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While browsing White House replicas on Google Sightseeing, I came across the interesting fact that the original is in fact “largely modeled on the first and second floors of Leinster House” (Wikipedia)!
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That Gideon from Criminal Minds (and Rube from Dead Like Me), was Inigo Montoya in the wonderful Princess Bride? I didn’t. And no, your timing hasn’t been out when you’re looking at the titles, his...
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That the optics in lighthouses continue to rotate during the day because if they were allowed to settle, they’d act like a magnifying glass and set fire to something? I didn’t, although I kicked myself...
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That the phrase “By Hook or by Crook” originated when William the Conqueror swore that he would take Waterford by Hook Head to the east of the harbour, or Crook head to the west. I didn’t (until a few...
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That Mercedes cars are traditionally silver because in the 1934 racing season new weight rules were introduced, and Mercedes’ car was slightly too heavy? To lose that bit of extra weight Mercedes...
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The Dolly the Sheep is named for Dolly Parton, because she was cloned from the udder of her mummy? (Ok, one of her mummies.) From The Geek Atlas, which I highly recommend. (Read other DYK posts.)
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