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  1. mctiger

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    I get that; just bustin' your chops. Further busting.....its stern.
     
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    Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri, the oldest child of John Anderson Truman (1851–1914) and Martha Ellen Young Truman (1852–1947). His parents chose the name Harry after his mother's brother, Harrison "Harry" Young (1846–1916). While the "S" did not stand for any one name, it was chosen as his middle initial to honor both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. The initial has been regularly written and printed followed by a period
     
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    Turns out that the plastic tags and twists on loafs of bread aren’t just for looking pretty, they are coded to indicate what day the bread was baked on, writes Wise Bread. The most commonly-used code for 5-day a week delivery is is blue for Monday, green for Tuesday, red for Thursday, white for Friday, and yellow for Saturday. It’s a nifty “and now you know” factoid, though it probably won’t save you from getting a stale loaf, because the shelf stockers for whom the code was designed are already doing that for you. No color for Wednesday because most bakeries don't back bread on Wednesdays.

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    In 1932 the New York Yankees scored at least one run in every game in a 154 game schedule. They are the only team in major league history to have not been shut out in a full season.
     
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    This one's been around for awhile....if you look closely, you'll notice the colors are arranged in alphabetical order to make it easier to remember.
     
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    What was the real life Dracula's nickname?

    Vlad the Impaler

    Vlad Dracula, was a noble in the Transylvania area of Romania. His nickname Vlad the Impaler was earned because he preferred to impale his enemies on a pole stuck in the ground. Vlad created a forest of hundreds of men impaled on poles as a warning to his enemies. Although Vlad was a violent ruler he is still considered a hero in Romania for fighting off the Islamic Ottoman empire. Dracula was also responsible for many major building projects including 3 castles.
     
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    As of the conclusion of today's game the Dodgers have won 51 consecutive games in which they have had the lead at any point during the game. The previous record was 43 by the Cubs 111 years ago.
     
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    piss on the stinkin dodgers, mfers make me sick
     
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    Chess boxing, or chessboxing, is a hybrid fighting sport (or a hybrid board game) that combines two traditional pastimes: chess, a cerebral board game, and boxing, a physical sport. The competitors fight in alternating rounds of chess and boxing. Chessboxingwas invented by Dutch performance artist Iepe Rubingh.
     

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