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...that the [[catchphrase]] "Kowabunga!" was popularized the [[NBC]] program '''''[[Howdy Doody]]'''''?<BR> | |||
...that in [[1916]], Berlin, Ontario '''[[Berlin to Kitchener name change|changed its name]]''' to [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]] due to [[World War I]]-era anti-German sentiment?<BR> | ...that in [[1916]], Berlin, Ontario '''[[Berlin to Kitchener name change|changed its name]]''' to [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]] due to [[World War I]]-era anti-German sentiment?<BR> | ||
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...that the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]]'s '''[[POSTNET]]''' uses a [[checksum]] to verify [[zip code]]s? | |||
[[Image:Thamestunnel1840.jpg|right|110px|Thames Tunnel]] | |||
...that 16 '''[[Tunnels underneath the River Thames|tunnels]]''', many for [[London Underground|tube]] lines, run beneath [[London]]'s [[River Thames]]? | ...that 16 '''[[Tunnels underneath the River Thames|tunnels]]''', many for [[London Underground|tube]] lines, run beneath [[London]]'s [[River Thames]]? | ||
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...that the catchphrase "Kowabunga!" was popularized the NBC program Howdy Doody?
...that in 1916, Berlin, Ontario changed its name to Kitchener due to World War I-era anti-German sentiment?