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trivia 12/30
DID YOU KNOW...
Chocolate has evolved into such a massive industry that between 40 and 50 million people depend on cacao for their livelihood. Over 3.8 million tons of cacao beans are produced per year.


1. What country served as the background for the novel, "Out of Africa" ?
2. Can you name the four countries that border on Chile ?
3. What does "Sinn Fein" translate to in English ?
4. What two countries are linked by the Khyber Pass ?
5. In what film does Julie Andrews' character pass herself off as a
man ?
6. Which boxer is known as "The Real Deal" ?
7. What's the cover of a corn kernel called ?
8. How many acres are there in a square mile ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The first workable shopping cart was made out of folding chairs.
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. 1. KENYA
2. Peru, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA
3. "we ourselves"
4. PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN
5. victor / victoria
6. EVANDER HOLYFIELD
7. the bran
8. 640
TRUTH !!
During the 1930's, Sylvan Goldman, owner of a chain of grocery markets in Oklahoma,
made the first "basket carrier" by attaching wheels to facing folding chairs and mounting
a basket on the combine seat area.
Goldman's basket carriers helped increase the quantities purchased by his customers and
thus, the amount of money each customer spent.

 
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