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STRANGE

BUT

TRUE

By Lucie Winborne

I n the hit film “Back As a souvenir from his trip to solo motorcycles. They made it
to the Future,” the
the Middle East, French author
despite frequently being arrested
Gustave Flaubert brought home a for the “crime” of wearing pants.
time machine was
originally an old
fridge. According mummy’s foot and kept it on his In 2009, a team of scientists
working desk.
to HuffPost, “Ultimately, it was searched Scotland’s Loch Ness
determined that it probably Herrings communicate through for evidence of Nessie. While the
was not a good idea to use a farts. fabled monster remained elusive,
refrigerator in such a manner as they at least recovered more
kids might want to reenact the In 1916, Adeline and Augusta Van than 100,000 golf balls.
scene.” Buren became the first women to
travel across the country on two
Beethoven went out of his way
to ensure his morning coffee was Nobody grows old merely by living a number of
made with exactly 60 beans per
cup. “ years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years
may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm
Up until the beginning of the wrinkles the soul.” -- Samuel Ullman
19th century, models were
not used to showcase clothes.
Fashion companies would use
dolls instead.

To ensure Queen Elizabeth II
received her food on time, clocks
in the royal kitchen at Windsor
Castle were set five minutes
ahead.

While they might look the
same, Jenga blocks have subtle
differences in dimensions to
make their construction less
stable. Each brick is a different
size and weight, so no two games
are alike.