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All your favourite sites are belong to Konami! | fact-o-tron.comAll your favourite sites are belong to Konami! 22 Dec Forget about the ‘ Da Vinci Code ‘, the Konami code is more deeply rooted in geek culture than ‘ Treebeard ” is in “ Fangorn Forest “. Created by Kazuhisa Hashimoto it first appeared in 1996 ...
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The Star Wars character name ‘R2D2′ stands for ‘Reel 2 Dialogue 2′ | fact-o-tron.comThe Star Wars character name ‘R2D2′ stands for ‘Reel 2 Dialogue 2′ 22 Dec The name came about whilst George Lucas was mixing the soundtrack to American Graffiti . The reels and dialogues were ...
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National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day – In 2002, research showed that children and families were the largest growing segment of the homeless in America | fact-o-tron.comNational Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day – In 2002, research showed that children and families were the largest growing segment of the homeless in America In a more recent survey of 23 American cities, completed in 2007, the U.S. Conference of Mayors found that families with children comprised ...
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The reason we decorate Christmas trees with tinsel is because of mythical spiders! | fact-o-tron.comThe reason we decorate Christmas trees with tinsel is because of mythical spiders! The story goes like this - There once was a very poor widow who could not afford to buy her children any Christmas gifts. So that her children wouldn’t be completely emotionally scarred , she chopped down a ...
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Top 20 ridiculous place names. | fact-o-tron.comLet's face it, we live in a screwed up world. Combine that with the fact that there are roughly 18,000 cities and towns in the US alone and you get one big
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Between ‘97 & ‘99, in an attempt to offend fewer non-christians, Birmingham(UK) City Council promoted the idea of rebranding Christmas as ‘Winterval’. | fact-o-tron.comBetween ‘97 & ‘99, in an attempt to offend fewer non-christians, Birmingham(UK) City Council promoted the idea of rebranding Christmas as ‘Winterval’. The intention was to encourage ...
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Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. | fact-o-tron.comIn a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents’ names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin . In the Random House novels, ...
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At the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve 1914, firing from the German trenches suddenly stopped. A German brass band began playing Christmas carols… | fact-o-tron.comAt the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve 1914, firing from the German trenches suddenly stopped. A German brass band began playing Christmas carols… Early, Christmas morning, the German ...
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In the UK, it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas day. | fact-o-tron.comIn the UK, it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas day. In a ...
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Shaquille O’Neal has made the all-star selection nine times! | fact-o-tron.comShaquille O’Neal has made the all-star selection nine times! Selected for all-star ...
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