Amazing fact about the invention of the lighter
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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- Did "The War of the Worlds" broadcast cause mass panic?
“Orson Welles's 1938 radio drama "The War of the Worlds" reportedly caused mass panic, but historians now think the panic was greatly exaggerated by newspapers.”
Reference: Smithsonian Magazine
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What's on channel 1?
In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to Mobile Services (two-way radios in
taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number the other channel assignments. That's why your TV
set has channels 2 and up, but no channel 1.
Are Maine Coons part raccoon?
A popular legend claims Maine Coons came from cats mating with raccoons, which explains the name and bushy tails, but that is biologically impossible. The Maine Coon is 100% cat.