Liberace is credited with coining the term “crying all
the way to the bank.”

When Anna Gans died at 94, she had been housemother for Sigma Beta chapter of
Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity at Ohio State for over 50 years — the “senior
housemother” in the U.S.

Maureen McCormick (“Marcia” of The Brady Bunch) was the voice of the “Chatty
Cathy” doll.

There is a breed of cat that has evolved beneath the streets of Manhattan that
is larger than the domestic tabby, but with shortened forepaws and elongated
hind legs — similar to a jackrabbit.

The 21st century and the 3rd millenium both begin on Jan. 1, 2001. And there
was no such thing as the year zero.

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