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This iconic 1970s toy was literally just a rock packaged in a cardboard box with breathing holes and an official training manual.
What is the Pet Rock?
In Toy Story, this space ranger action figure is initially convinced he is an actual space ranger, much to Woody's annoyance.
Who is Buzz Lightyear?
This basic state of matter has no definite shape and no definite volume, allowing it to expand to fill any container it is placed in.
What is gas?
Discovered in 1799, this black granodiorite slab provided the crucial key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs because it featured the same decree written in three different scripts.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
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What is Ghostbusters?
Long before Spotify, teenagers in the 1960s used this specific type of plastic audio cartridge, known for its distinct clicking sound between tracks, to play music in cars.
What is an 8-track tape?
She is the first official Disney Princess whose story is not based on a traditional fairy tale, debuting in theaters in 1995.
Who is Pocahontas?
Though it is widely known as the national flower of Holland and the Netherlands, it actually originated in Central Asia and Turkey.
What is the tulip?
This standard of currency, which translates to "handful" in ancient Greek, originally referred to a bundle of six iron roasting spits before becoming the name of a silver coin.
What is a drachma?
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What is "Raining cats and dogs"?
Released in 1989, this handheld Nintendo console came bundled with the puzzle game Tetris and revolutionized gaming on the go.
What is the Game Boy?
This 1994 classic features a young lion cub named Simba who learns about the "Circle of Life" and "Hakuna Matata."
What is The Lion King?
This large, black bird is often confused with a crow, but it is much bigger, has a heavier beak, and travels in a group called an "unkindness."
What is a raven?
Often called the "Cradle of Civilization," this ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is where the first writing system developed.
What is Mesopotamia?
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What is The Flintstones?
Before CDs and streaming, movie nights in the 1980s depended on renting movies on tape, a format that won a famous "format war" against its rival, Betamax.
What is VHS?
This villainous, fashion-obsessed character from 101 Dalmatians has a terrifying theme song sung by Roger Radcliffe.
Who is Cruella de Vil?
This is the only mammal on Earth that is naturally capable of sustained, flapping flight, rather than just gliding.
What is a bat?
This massive ancient empire, located in modern-day Peru, used a system of knotted strings called quipus instead of a written alphabet to keep records.
What is the Inca Empire?
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What is the Butterfly Effect?
Invented in 1943 by a naval engineer who dropped a tension spring, this walking metal toy became an instant hit at Gimbels department store for Christmas 1945.
What is the Slinky?
Released in 1937, this was Walt Disneyβs very first full-length animated feature film.
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
This is the only letter in the English alphabet that does not appear in the official name of any of the 50 U.S. states.
What is the letter Q?
This ancient legal code from Babylon is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world, famous for its "an eye for an eye" principle.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
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What is Back to the Future?