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Why do we say soccer instead of football in North America?
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Which came first – American or Canadian Thanksgiving?
What is the origin of Groundhog Day?
What is the origin of Groundhog Day?
Does the medical symbol have one snake or two?
Does the medical symbol have one snake or two?
Why is the fall season also called autumn?
Why is the fall season also called autumn?
Why do kids “trick or treat” on Halloween?
Why do kids “trick or treat” on Halloween?
Why is there no E grade?
Why is there no E grade?
How did people open cans before can openers were invented?
How did people open cans before can openers were invented?
Is it “chomping at the bit” or “champing at the bit”?
Is it “chomping at the bit” or “champing at the bit”?
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Who was Chef Boyardee?
Who was Chef Boyardee?
What do they call French toast in France?
What do they call French toast in France?
Why do we go to hell “in a handbasket”?
Why do we go to hell “in a handbasket”?
Why don’t woodchucks chuck wood?
Why don’t woodchucks chuck wood?
Which came first, M&Ms or Smarties?
Which came first, M&Ms or Smarties?
Why do we say “close but no cigar”?
Why do we say “close but no cigar”?
What was the name of The Beatles’ white album?
Where is Old Zealand?
Where is Old Zealand?
What is a Pittsburgh Pirate?
What is a Pittsburgh Pirate?
Is Sodium Pentothal real and is it actually a truth serum?
Is Sodium Pentothal real and is it actually a truth serum?
What percentage of the human body is made up of other organisms?
If you buy 1 million Lotto Max tickets, what are your odds of winning?
If you buy 1 million Lotto Max tickets, what are your odds of winning?
Is it “The” Ukraine or just Ukraine?
Is it “The” Ukraine or just Ukraine?
Why is a big purple vegetable called an eggplant?
Why is a big purple vegetable called an eggplant?
What average speed is required in order to go Around the World in 80 Days?
What average speed is required in order to go Around the World in 80 Days?
What’s the difference between a possum and an opossum?
What’s the difference between a possum and an opossum?
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Which way do helicopter blades rotate?
Which way do helicopter blades rotate?
Where did the song Mahna Mahna make its debut?
Where did the song Mahna Mahna make its debut?
Is a tarantula hawk an arachnid or a bird?
Is a tarantula hawk an arachnid or a bird?
What do they call turkey in Turkey?
What do they call turkey in Turkey?
On which continent would you find Hawaii?
On which continent would you find Hawaii?
How much is a butt-load?
What is the horsepower of one horse?
What is the horsepower of one horse?
What are the Seven Seas?
What’s the difference between jail, prison, and penitentiary?
What’s the difference between jail, prison, and penitentiary?
What does the acronym Taser stand for?
What does the acronym Taser stand for?
How ‘deep’ is 20,000 leagues?
How ‘deep’ is 20,000 leagues?
Which came first – the electric car or the gasoline car?
What Canadian political party famously vowed to repeal the law of gravity?
What Canadian political party famously vowed to repeal the law of gravity?
Why are Wham-o flying discs called Frisbees?
Why are Wham-o flying discs called Frisbees?
Why “polka” dots?
Why “polka” dots?
What is the volume of a “ten gallon” hat?
What is the volume of a “ten gallon” hat?
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