Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho.
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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