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American musician and actor Flea was born in the Australian city of Melbourne and was a c-founding member of 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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In 1989, Milton Bradley released an electronic-talking game titled Mickey Says, with three modes featuring Mickey Mouse as its host. Mickey also appeared in other toys and games, including the Worlds of Wonder-released The Talking Mickey Mouse.
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There are 22 balls on a snooker table at the start of a game.
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The Blue Mountains in New South Wales obtain the blue look as the gum trees ooze eucalyptus oil into the air creating a blue haze across the mountains.
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Dating back to Ancient times and still commonly used in preschools are counting frames or also known as Abacus.
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“The Most Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a short story by Richard Connell published in Collier's Weekly on January 19, 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York, who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Cossack aristocrat. If the plot theme sounds familiar then you may have watched Gilligan's Island!
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Fort Caroline, near present-day Jacksonville, Florida, was the first permanent French colony in North America settled on June 22, 1564.
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Looney Tunes cowboy character, Yosemite Sam, was a nemesis of Bugs Bunny.
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Peter Sellers was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy Magazine in 1964.
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Ian James Thorpe is regarded as one of the greatest middle distance swimmers of all times. He won gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in the 200 and 400 metre freestyle events. Ian was born in Milperra in the western suburbs of Sydney
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