Interesting Facts - Page 33

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An 18 inch pizza is bigger than two 12 inch pizzas.
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At 122 years of age, Jeanne Calment was by far the oldest person to have ever lived. Or was she? There are credible allegations that she stole the identity of her deceased mother to avoid paying estate taxes. Given that she lived more than 3 years longer than the next oldest person, this seems to be a definite possibility.
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CBGB, in New York City, is a music club whose name stands for "country, bluegrass, and blues". They are famous for punk music.
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The American politician John McCain was outlived by his mother. She was 106 years old at the time of his death in 2018.
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In the year 828, the city of Venice stole the purported remains of Saint Mark from Alexandria.
18 Comments
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Level 68
Sep 4, 2018
Basketball is played in gymnasiums. It was invented by Jim Naismith. The gymnasium was not named after Jim Naismith, nor was he named after the gymnasium.
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Level 92
Sep 30, 2018
I've been to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame several times, never put that little linguistic puzzle together.
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Level 63
Oct 18, 2018
https://xkcd.com/2022/
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Level 67
Mar 3, 2022
I saw that comic, then clicked next comic and it showed a comic about Orcspel 🤭
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Level 92
Dec 19, 2018
#162 I remember when she was alive. Ever see a picture of her? She looked not a day under 130.
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Level 70
Apr 3, 2020
161

i wont argue with that!

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Level 55
Nov 11, 2020
Roberta McCain died.
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Level 74
Dec 21, 2020
Rest in peace.
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Level 43
Jan 14, 2021
Press F to pay respects
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Level 55
Jan 24, 2021
F, RIP
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Level 46
Jan 3, 2021
162 is wrong: Elizabeth Bolden from the USA aged 128 was the oldest person that lived.
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Level 65
Feb 21, 2021
It was 116 years, not 128

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bolden

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Level 34
Feb 25, 2021
Well, it's really hard to keep track of the oldest person in the world.
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Level 68
Aug 3, 2021
Largely because they're always getting too old and dying, then the record is passed to someone else
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Level 51
Dec 3, 2021
Francisca Susano, aged 124, just recently died last month.
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Level ∞
Dec 3, 2021
Doubt.
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Level 63
Oct 8, 2024
I-66 is not in Missouri, but in Virginia. You must be thinking of historical US 66.
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Level 33
Jan 20, 2025
What I got out of this is that tax evasion is interesting and pizza makes you live longer