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These 6 famously made up the Friends cast. (Show names)
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Joey (Tribbiani), Chandler (Bing), Ross (Geller), Rachel (Green), Monica (Geller), Phoebe (Buffany)
The acronym NASA stand for this.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.?
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Pompeii
This is the nickname for Purdue's sports teams.
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The Boilermakers
This doll, created in 1959, was named after the inventor's daughter.
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Barbie
The Barbie doll, invented by Ruth Handler in 1959, was named after her own daughter. The Ken Doll, likewise, was named after her son. Barbie was first introduced to the world at the 1959 American Toy Fair in New York City sporting a ponytail and a black-and-white striped swimsuit. If she were a real person, the original Barbie doll's measurements would have been an incredible 39-18-33.
He played the onscreen husband to Lucy during the prime of his career. Onscreen and real name.
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Desi Arnaz
Desiderio Alberto Arbaz y de Acha III (1917-1986) was a Cuban born actor, musician, bandleader, comedian, and film and television producer. After a very affluent early life, his family escaped the Batista regime when Desi was 16. He spoke no English.
This is the sum of the angles of a triangle.
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180 degrees
This is the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
This NFL team has the longest season-ticket waiting list.
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The Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers' waiting list to purchase season tickets has over 100,000 names, and the current wait is approximately 30 years. Part of the reason is that season-ticket holders can pass such down to their heirs.
This popular kids' "action figure" came with its body parts but no body until 1964.
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Mr. Potato Head
From 1952 to 1963 parents had to supply real potatoes for the body of Mr. Potato Head, until 1964 when Hasbro introduced a hard plastic body.
Rosie is the housekeeper robot on this animated sitcom which originally aired from 1962-1963.
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The Jestons
Other characters include: George and Jane, their children Judy and Elroy, and their dog Astro.
This is the largest animal on Earth.
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The Blue Whale
This was the term for the official policy of racial segregation in South Africa until 1994?
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Apartheid
Before the introduction of plastic helmets in the NFL, they were made out of leather. In what year were plastic helmets introduced?
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1949 More information: The NFL implemented its mandatory-helmet rule in 1943, and at that time leather was the standard material for their composition. However shortly after, in 1949, plastic helmets, complemented with much-better technology, were introduced.
A chemical engineer created this item during the Great Depression when his liquid rubber experiment failed.
Hint: Not always used as a toy.
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A balloon
Chemical engineer Neil Tillotson accidentally created Latex balloons while trying to make liquid rubber.
Rod Serling created what famous science fiction television show?
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The Twilight Zone
More information: Rod Serling wrote over 80 episodes of the original show's 150-plus episode run. "The Twilight Zone" came out in 1959.
One of the two elements on the periodic table that are liquid at room temperature.
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Mercury or Bromine
This country became the first to give women the right to vote in 1893.
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New Zealand
The only team to have a completely-perfect season in the history of the NFL.
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The Miami Dolphins
The 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only team to have won every regular season and postseason game they played in, winning the Super Bowl with a perfect 17-0 record.
This president said shooting defenseless animals was unsportsmanlike, which began a toy craze that continues to this day.
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Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
In November 1902 the Washington Post published political cartoonist Clifford Berryman's cartoon, "Drawing the Line in Mississippi," which pictured President Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot a baby bear. "Teddy" bears were introduced as a result.
This actress portrayed Rachel's sister on a couple of episodes of "Friends".
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Christina Applegate
More information: Christina Applegate, who experienced her own successful run starring in the hit sitcom "Married with Children", played Rachel's sister, Amy.
This is the largest active volcano on Earth.
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Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa is located in Hawaii and is one of the five volcanoes that forms the island. The last time Mauna Loa erupted was April 15, 1984.
The number of U.S. states needed to ratify an amendment for it to become part of the constitution.
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38
This team plays at the oldest stadium in the NFL?
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The Chicago Bears
Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, first opened in 1924 and was renovated in 2001.
The USSR banned what wildly popular American toy in the late 1950s to early 1960s, calling it a symbol of the emptiness of American culture.
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The hula hoop
Nearly 25 million hula hoops were sold in four months during 1958 and 1959 in the U.S., but the toy was banned in Japan and the USSR.