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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
• Did you know before 1850 golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers
• Did you know the first crossword puzzle appeared in 1913
• Did you know the ice cream cone was introduced in 1904
• Did you know the first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252
• Did you know the first aluminum drink can was introduced in 1964
• Did you know the first drug that was sold as a water soluble tablet was aspirin in 1900
• Did you know women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944
• Did you know the world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
• Did you know the game of Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920
• Did you know John Cadbury founded the Cadbury chocolate company in England in 1842 producing the first chocolate bars
• Did you know Franklin Mars invented the Snickers Bar in 1930
• Did you know the first ground vacuum packed coffee was first introduced in 1900
• Did you know between 1931 and 1969 Walt Disney was awarded 35 Oscars
• Did you know Disneyland opened in 1955
• Did you know the 1st full length animated film was released by Disney Studios in 1937 (it was Snow White and the seven dwarfs)
• Did you know the hamburger was invented in 1900
• Did you know the hottest chile in the world is the habanero
• Did you know Hawaii officially became apart of the US on June 14 1900
• Did you know the dollar was established as the official currency of the US in 1785
• Did you know the supersonic Concorde jet made its first trial flight on January 1st 1969
• Did you know in 1872 Yellowstone in the US was the world's first national park
• Did you know in 1900 the average life span in the US was 47
• Did you know the first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950
• Did you know the world's first roller coaster opened in 1884 at Coney Island New York
• Did you know instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962
• Did you know the corkscrew was invented in 1890
• Did you know the winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over completely
• Did you know the typewriter was invented in 1829
• Did you know the dishwasher was invented in 1889
• Did you know the wristwatch was invented in 1904

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