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STRANGE

BUT

TRUE

By Lucie Winborne

W hen Ivan the pie spice contain no pumpkin Got a mouse problem at your
Terrible’s young
whatsoever.
house? Your grocery store might
provide a quick and easy answer
son Dmitry
died, a bell was
mice are scared of their scent --
rung to mark The world’s oldest known rose in the form of bananas. Male
bush, which grows up the side
the occasion. The bell was later of Hildesheim Cathedral in especially virgin male mice.
lashed, tried for treason, found Germany, was planted more
guilty and exiled to Siberia. Why? than 1,000 years ago and even American radio broadcaster Art
Local legend had it that the bell survived a World War II bombing. Bell stayed on air for a world-
rang of its own accord, which was record-setting 116 hours and 15
considered an evil omen. In some cities, road crews use minutes as part of a fundraiser to
pickle juice or beet juice to bring 130 Vietnamese orphans to
Each team must provide the combat winter’s icy streets. the U.S. for adoption.
referee with 24 footballs for each
NFL game. If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring

A neuroscientist suffered a series “ a folding chair.”
of strokes that left him with an -- Shirley Chisholm
irresistible urge to rhyme and
rap. He made the most of this
unusual side effect by going
on to pursue freestyle rap and
improvisation as a hobby.

Almost every New York City alley
scene in the movies is shot at the
same location.

Nigel Richards won a French
Scrabble World Championship
without actually knowing how
to speak the language. He just
memorized words from a French
dictionary.

We hate to disillusion you, but
pumpkin spice and pumpkin