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Speeches

“Speeches that are measured by the hour will die by the hour.” Thomas Jefferson

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Chocolate Cake

No lederhosen required… German Chocolate Cake has nothing to do with the country. It’s named after American Chocolatier Samuel German and his baking chocolate.

The Nose Knows

New findings suggest humans can distinguish 1 Trillion different scents, not the 10,000 number typically believed.

The Pen Is Mightier...

English author, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, coined both of the phrases, “The pen is mightier than the sword” and bad novel opening piñata “It was a dark and stormy night…”

The Electoral College

Electoral College Fact: There’s a reason it’s called the United States rather than the United Places Where Lots of People Live

Olympic Gymnastics

Women’s Olympic gymnastics didn’t begin until 1928 in Amsterdam — 32 years after the beginning of the modern Olympics.

Paris Olympic History

At the 1924 Paris Olympics, DeHart Hubbard won the first individual men’s gold medal by an African-American. He competed in the long jump.