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If the Shoe Fit
Posted
June 7, 2012
George Washington wore a size 13 shoe.
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Aces Beat Kings
In most card games, the king was once the highest card in a suit. But after the French Revolution, the ace was introduced as an act of civil defiance, as the power of nobility declined.
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Source: Mental Floss March/April 2012
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