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Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.
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Charlie Brown's father was a barber.
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Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."
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The centerpiece of the Oklahoma City governor's mansion is a swimming pool in the shape of the state of Oklahoma.
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The only number whose letters are in alphabetical order is 40 (f-o-r-t-y).
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Reno, Nevada is farther west than Los Angeles.
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Sea water, loaded with mineral salts, weighs about a pound and a half more per cubit foot than fresh water at the same temperature.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels like "The Great Gatsby" didn't become successful until after his death.
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The characters of Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie were given the same first names as Simpsons creator Matt Groening's real-life father, mother, and two sisters.
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So now we know! (if you didn't already)
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