5 days of festivities

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Ancient Egyptians used 12 months of exactly 30 days, with 5 days of festivities at the end to add up to 365. Fact source

Popsicles

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Popsicles were originally called “Eppsicles” after their inventor Frank Epperson. His children came up with the more famous name.

Oldest rose

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The world’s oldest rose bush is 1,000 years old. Fact source

Rum for everybody

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Cuba offered to pay a US$270 million Soviet-era debt to the Czech Republic entirely in rum. Fact source

Moonshine

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Home-brewed liquor, or moonshine, accounts for almost 30% of the world’s alcohol drinking. Fact source...

Isaac Newton apple

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An apple didn’t hit Isaac Newton in the head, but it did make him wonder if the force that makes apples fall influences the moon’s motion around Earth. Fact source