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What was Kool-Aid's original name?
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Fruit Smack
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How many hits does it take to sink an oppenents entire fleet in battleship?
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17
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Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948?
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No one
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What did Dr. John Dee (a British spy) write on secret correspondence he sent to the queen?
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007
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Where was the Liberty Bell crafted?
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England
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Where was the Statue of Liberty crafted?
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France
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What two fruits, when the seeds are planted, can grow either the fruit came from or the opposite?
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Nectarines and Peaches
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What gender was the creator of Hallmark?
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Male
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People with which hair color require more anestesia?
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Red heads
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Other then box, what else did Muhammed Ali do in his spare time?
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Wach for UFOs
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Where was Andy Worhol born and raised?
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Pittsburgh, PA
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What state does NOT have a national park?
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Delaware
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In 2005, how many drivers had a valid driver's license and were over the age of 85?
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2.5 million
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Trace amounts of valium can be found in what to American staples?
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Wheat and potatoes
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What are the two biggest ports in the United States?
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Houston and New Orleans
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Which military general is buried in two different places in the United States?
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Stonewall Jackson
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Where was the Caesar salad invented?
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Tijuana, Mexico
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What was the first disposable diaper called?
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A Boater
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Where did the term "going commando" originate?
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Vietnam
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What do you call the plastic part of the end of your shoelace?
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An Aglet
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What occupation did Daniel Day Lewis have in Italy until he returned to Hollywood in "Gangs of New York?"
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A Cobbler
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What was the normal occupation of the Parisian woman, Micheline Bernardini, who modeled the first bikini?
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A Stripper
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If sea levels continue to rise, what state will be first to be completely submerged?
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Florida
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What did the Bee Gees want to change their name to?
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Rupert's World
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Where are California license plates made?
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In prisons
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What was immediately recalled when the Civil War broke out?
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Postage Stamps
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What do you call a group of rhinos?
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A crash
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What animal is physically unable to vomit?
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Horse
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Which direction to American merry-go-rounds spin?
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Counter-clockwise
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Where did the Spanish Flu start?
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Kansas
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In what year did 3 different men serve as president (Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield and Chester A. Arthur)?
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1881
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Who actually wrote much of the Monroe Doctrine?
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John Quincy Adams
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What was the original name of Austin, Texas?
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Waterloo
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How much of the world's prison population do we hold?
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25%
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"54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 8 bottles of cider, 12 bottles of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch, all for 55 people" this is a bill from what funtion in 1787?
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The Constitutional Convention
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What kind of fur is on those tall furry hats worn by the Britsh guards at Buckingham Palace?
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American black bear
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Where did the Salem Witch Trials actually begin?
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Danvers
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Who is the man that became the NBA logo?
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Jerry West
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Where did Dr. Seuss propose to his life (and then proceed to almost kill them both after she said yes)?
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On a motorcycle
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What is cute on people's faces but is actually a genetic flaw?
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Dimples
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King James IV was an amateur what?
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Dentist
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How many inmates were at the Bastille prison when the prison was liberated?
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7
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Why did Charles Richter's wife (Richter invented the Richter scale) divorce him?
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He was a nudist
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Any month that begins on a Sunday will have a what?
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Friday the 13th
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On April 4, 1964, which band held all top 5 spots on the Top 40 charts?
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The Beatles
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How much of the US potato market goes to making McDonald's french fries?
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5%
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What is Marie Osmond's first name?
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Olive
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What color is an airplane's "black box?"
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Orange
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How do herrings communicate?
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Passing gas
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What did Louis XIV have banned from his dinner table?
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Pointed Knives
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What is it illegal to wear into the House of Parlaiment?
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A suit of armor
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What did the inventor of the Cozy Dog (the first corndog on a stick) want to call his creation before his wife talked him out of it?
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Crusty Cur
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What was Woodrow Wilson's real first name?
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Thomas
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Why was Charlie Chaplin's body buried under concrete?
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It was kidnapped once
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Who was the third person talk to President Clinton on Inauguration Day in 1992?
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Where did calling cards originate?
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Hawaii
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How did Dennis Wilson, the only Beach Boy (the band who invented "Surf Rock") who knew how to surf die?
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Drowning
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Former President Howard Taft, was the heaviest president, and the last president to have what?
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Facial Hair
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What was the first video played on VH1?
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Marvin Gay's version of "The Star Spangled Banner"
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What was the first video to be played on MTV2?
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Where It's At by Beck
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What was the first video to be played on MTV Europe?
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Money for Nothing by Dire Straits
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What did Al Capone's business card say he did?
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Furniture Salesmen
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What was the official language in England for some 600 years?
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French
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How many people are known to have died by crushing themselves by tilting the vending machine toward them?
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15
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What country has the highest number of American residents (other than the United States)?
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Mexico
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How are condoms sold in Japan?
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Door-to-Door
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Why is wine bottled in darkly tinted bottles?
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It spoils
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What direction to bats turn when leaving a cave?
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Left
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What do turkeys do while it rains (often resulting in their death)?
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Stare at the sky
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Approximately how many toilet-related injuries are there in the U.S. yearly?
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40,000
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What country was the first to allow women to vote?
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New Zealand
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What was the first casualty when the Allies began to drop bombs on Berlin?
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An elephant
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What is not on President Andrew Jackson's gravestone?
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That he was president
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What was ketchup sold as in the 1830s?
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Medicine
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What country has the highest minimum drinking age in the world?
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United States
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What is illegal for someone to pawn in Las Vegas?
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Dentures
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What word was considered a dirty in England during the 1880s?
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Pants
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In the original "Cinderella" what was the glass slipper made out of?
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Fur
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How many people check in emergency rooms every year with pillow-related injuries?
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6,000
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What is Antarctica's area code?
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672
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What singer's music was blasted outside of British airports to scare away birds?
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Tina Turner
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In the Stars Wars saga, who is the first character to talk?
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C3PO
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About how many people are bitten by other person in New York City every year?
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1,600
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What beverage do spider monkeys enjoy?
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Banana Daiquiris
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What color should you paint your house in order to sell it faster?
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Yellow
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What percent of Americans think that Joan of Arc is Noah's wife?
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12
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What country has the highest per-capita consumption of soft drinks?
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Switzerland
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Who was Time Magazine's first man (now person) of the year?
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Charles Lindbergh
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How many years did it take Leo Tolstoy to write "War and Peace?"
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6
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The lions of in front of the New York Library have names, what are they?
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Patience and Fortitude
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What is the term for not being able to remember the word you were looking for?
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Lethologica
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What year was Diet Coke invented?
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1982
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Who is the patron saint of bricklayers?
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St. Stephen
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Who became Queen of England when she was only 6 years old?
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Mary Queen of Scotts
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What did Charlie Brown's father do?
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Barber
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How many children did the woman who had the most children ever recorded have?
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69
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What city has the highest rate of alcoholism in the United States?
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Reno, Nevada
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What city has the lowest rate of alcoholism in the United States?
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Provo, Utah
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What country has the highest divorce rate in the world?
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United States
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Where was Winston Churchill born?
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In a ladies' room.
