Tripolini pasta was named for the Italian conquest of Tripoli in Libya.

In the year 1900, for a women to be a telephone operator she had to be between the ages of 17 and 26 and not be married.

Over one million Pet Rocks were sold in 1975, makine Gary Dahl, of Los Gatos, California, a millionaire. He got the idea while joking with friends about his pet that was easy to take care of, which was a rock.

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