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In 1982 Time magazine named the computer its "Man of the Year."

 

Dating back to the 1600s, thermometers were filled with brandy instead of mercury.

 

The first license plate on a car in the United States was issued in Denver, Colorado in 1908.

 

In 1997, Michigan became the 16th state to allow the blind to hunt.

 

A broken clock is right at least twice a day.

 

this is the gospel truth i believe

 

The most collect calls are made on Father's Day.

 

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

 

Termites are affected by music. They will eat your house twice as fast if you play loud music.

 

if animals could speak the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow,but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word to much

 

in the first month of the bell telephone's companys existence in 1877 only six telephones were sold

 

Probably with a free phonebook

 

Ever wonder what the proper (original) name is for each golf club? Me neither, but here they are anyway.

Woods
-----
No. 1: Driver
No. 2: Brassie
No. 3: Spoon
No. 4: Baffy/Cleek
Irons
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No. 1: Driving Iron/Cleek
No. 2: Midiron
No. 3: Mid mashie
No. 4: Mashie iron
No. 5: Mashie
No. 6: Spade mashie
No. 7: Mashie niblick
No. 8: Pitching niblick/Lofter
No. 9: Niblick
No. 10: Wedge/Sand wedge
-- Putter


I don't call 'em by those names when I get frustrated and throw them in the nearest water hazard.

 

Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy.

 

In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run.