Popcorn, root beer, strawberry, and pizza — those are just some of the familiar smells we remember from scratch and sniff stickers as kids. But there is an interesting technology behind scratch ...

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dollyhaul/flickr Lincoln Logs have been around for almost 100 years, and they’ve been a staple of toy boxes around the world. The inventor of Lincoln Logs even had a connection ...

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Barbie is the fashion doll made by the toymaker Mattel that has been around for over 60 years, as you probably know. She’s had over 200 occupations and only one ...

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In this week’s random fact edition: A study that studied studies, a really long ping-pong point, Play-Doh’s original use, the first gold rush, and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s name origin. It seems ...

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The weekly collection of useless and fun facts.  In this week’s edition: Yahtzee Origins, The Golden Gate’s Color, Isolated Hawaii, The Real Chef Boyardee, and The Amazing Cardboard Box. Yahtzee ...

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The weekly collection of useless and fun facts.  In this week’s edition: Drugged Rubber Bands, Famous Bells’ Cracks, The Furby Spy, The Fastest Internet Connection, and Missile Mail. The drug ...

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The weekly collection of useless and fun facts.  In this week’s edition: The Smell of VapoRub, The Deadly Yo-Yo, A Substandard Flag Grade, Stonehenge Souvenirs, and the Bulgarian No vs. ...

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The weekly collection of useless and fun facts.  In this week’s edition: Twist Ties, Rubik’s Cube, Ben & Jerry’s, Currency, and Big Holes. The color of twist tie on a ...

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We played with them as a kid. And now they’re a great excuse to have kids, as long as you don’t step on them in the middle of the night ...

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Issue 8 of the Completely Useless Facts of the Week will keep you informed about Bert and Ernie, Aglets, the Shroud of Turin, Barbie, and WD-40. lakelander/flickr Sesame Street’s Bert ...

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