Did You Know?

Did You Know? - Year - Part 1

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2012/04/29

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Did you know the first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954
Did you know in 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names
Did you know Coca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961
Did you know instant coffee was invented in 1901
Did you know the naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953
Did you know Madonna and Michael Jackson were both born in 1958
Did you know Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062)
Did you know the Olympic flag was designed in 1913
Did you know the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939
Did you know the doorbell was invented in 1831
Did you know The first English dictionary was written in 1755
Did you know the tea bag was invented in 1908
Did you know plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970
Did you know the $ sign was introduced in 1788
Did you know the term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937
Did you know volleyball was invented in 1895
Did you know Hawaii officially became apart of the US in 1900
Did you know New York's Central Park was opened in 1876
Did you know the first rugby club was formed in 1843
Did you know New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843

Did you know the first metered taxi was introduced in 1907
Did you know the Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700
Did you know the revolving door was invented in 1888
Did you know cars were first started with ignition keys in 1949
Did you know the lie detector was invented in 1921
Did you know the drinking straw was invented in 1886
Did you know the last Play Boy centerfold to have staples was published in 1985
Did you know artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones every year since 1991
Did you know Diet Coke was introduced in 1982
Did you know Iceland was the first country to legalise abortion in 1935
Did you know originally in 1886 Coca Cola was introduced as an 'intellectual beverage' to boost brain power
Did you know the frozen foods were first introduced in the 1920.
Did you know the first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France
Did you know the dollar values on the board game Monopoly have been the same since 1935
Did you know the first paperback book was printed by Penguin Publishing in 1935
Did you know before 1863 the postal service in the US was free
Did you know the first taxi service began in New York in 1907
Did you know Pez was invented in 1927
Did you know the elevator was invented in 1850
Did you know the first toothbrush was invented in 1498

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