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During the eighteenth century, laws had to be brought in to curb the seemingly insatiable appetite for gin amongst the poor. Their annual intake was as much as five million gallons.
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| Some people consider the $1 bill unlucky because there are so many 13's on it: 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 steps, 13 arrows and even an olive branch with 13 leaves on it. |
| Abe Silverstein, who headed NASA's Space Flight Development Program, proposed the name Apollo for the space exploration programs in the 1960's. He chose that legendary Greek name because the virile Apollo was a god who rode through the skies in a magnificent golden chariot. The precedent of naming manned spacecraft for mythological gods had been set earlier with Project Mercury, also named by Silverstein. |
| Trivia is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and the crossroads. |
| The name "cappuccino" was given to the drink, because the froth peaks resembled the hoods of Capuchin Monks. |
| Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna. |
| A group of owls is called a parliament. |
| A group of larks is called an exaltation. |
| A group of officers is called a mess. |
| A group of geese is called a gaggle. |
| A group of whales is called a pod. |
| A group of kangaroos is called a mob. |
| A group of rhinos is called a crash. |
| A group of frogs is called an army. |
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