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TRIVIA:

Not only are all automobile taillights in the U.S. red, they’re a specific shade of red (with a specific color wavelength and intensity) mandated by the federal government.

…well, now, t’ guvmint be stickin they noses inta everthin’ these here days, don’ they. Wisht they would make folks tell t’ truth when they be sellin thangs, but then, I be guessin ya cain’t make a skunk change his stripe, now can ya. I seen a feller down inna town a week er so ago, all gittin folks excited bout this here brand new kinda floor coverin’ he be sellin. I went an looked at it, an shoot if it ain’t t’ same ole wood flooring what be in ever cabin in t’ hills, them what ain’t got dirt floors.

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Not all comets are as “regular” as Halley’s Comets. Astronomers believe that Comet West, which last visited our neighborhood in 1975-76, won’t be seen again for another half-million years.

…well, then, I reckon I gots me a while afore I gots ta hire any moving services ta git me outa it’s way, don’t I? It don’ make no sense nohow, sittin down an botherin ta figger all that there out, when ya know durn well folks what be here when it’s comin fer real kin tell better’n we kin. Jes a pure waste a time by folks what be so bone idle they gots nothin better ta do.

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The length of your ring finger in comparison to your index finger indicates the amount of testosterone you were exposed to as a fetus. The longer the ring finger, the more testosterone

…an what if they be even like mine is? hmph. Gots me more important thangs ta worry on right now. M’ old man be out talkin ta some fancified fart what be tryin ta sell him new fencin. Says aluminum fence installation be easier an t’ way ta go fer t’ up an comin’ farmer. I says barbed wire were good enuff fer m’ grandpappy an it be good enuff fer us.

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Technically, green peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, and tomatoes are all fruits. But don’t try telling that to the U.S. Supreme Court. Per the 1893 case Nix v. Hedden, the court decided tomatoes were veggies and therefore subject to the vegetable tariff. What was the Supreme Court’s reasoning? Tomatoes have to be vegetables because they’re usually served with dinner, not dessert.

…makes jes about as much sense as anythin else what them politics folks decide on. We oughter jes send em all packin ta th’ Outer Banks an eat what we wanna eat when we wanna eat it. What in tarnation difference do it make iffen a tomter be fruit er not, ya still gonna eat it on yer burger an salad, an so is them there politickers.

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Who was Carolyn Keene? Well she was the creation of the Stratmeyer “Syndicate”, but the author of most of the Nancy Drew books was Mildred Wirt Benson who was under contract to Stratmeyer. She received between $125 and $250 per book.

…well, ain’t that a fit. Shows ya never kin tell these here days what be real an what don’t. An I allus liked them there stories too. Next they be tellin us that Amos and Andy was really stuffed mice. Like, I be sittin here lookin at a box wi’ m’ brand new LCD mount in it. Got no idear what it be for. My daughter ordered t’ thang an had it sent on over here, an she be plannin ta come show me what ta do wi’ it… at least I understood Nancy Drew.

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John Batterson Stetson improved upon the basic design of the ten-gallon hat by forming the brim so that it kept the wind out of his face, and the rain off of his neck. He also allowed for an air chamber above the head to help keep it cool, and constructed the hat in such a way that it could be used to haul water and fan fires.

…them hats shore ain’t like that no more. Cost ya near as much as ta rent one a them luxury hotel rooms these days, an what they make em outa, won’t take t’ weather no way. Better off wi’ a plain ole straw hat, I be thinkin.

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Sudoku is actually a Swiss invention. The game was designed in 1783 by mathematician Leonhard Euler, who called it “Latin Squares.”

…ain’t never heard a none a that. Less they be talkin bout them little plastic squares wi’ t’ slidin pieces, what stores usta give out as a promotional product. I recollect them thangs well nuff. Maddening, they was. Never did git t’ hang of em.

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