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Betcha Didn’t Know – even more random and useless facts

January 14th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Betcha Didn’t Know – even more random and useless facts

PrintBetcha didn’t know… even more random and useless facts. These were sent to us by a Coffee Break reader. While we can’t verify the correctness of all of these facts, we think they are funny, interesting, informative and, above all, useless. Perhaps these tidbits will help you win a game show sometime. If so, please remember us. Enjoy! - Babies are born without kneecaps; they don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years … Read entire article »

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Betcha Didn’t Know…

August 20th, 2009 | Add a Comment

Betcha Didn’t Know…

Print Betcha didn’t know… that on this week  98 years ago the “Mona Lisa” was stolen from the Louvre museum in France.  After hanging undisturbed in the Louvre for more than a century, in 1911 the Leonardo da Vinci  masterpiece was stolen.  It was recovered two years later in Florence, Italy, after the thief, Vincenzo Perugia, tried to sell it to an antiques dealer for about $100,000. Enjoy your Coffee Break! Print … Read entire article »

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