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DID YOU KNOW...
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution,
and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest
library in the world, with more than 162 million items.


1. What is the most common nickname for NBA star LeBron James?
2. Kindle, a type of e-reader, are produced by which company?
a. - Google
b. - Amazon
c. - Microsoft
d. - Apple
3. What do you call a mixture of tunes put together to form a longer piece
of music ?
4. Beginning with "U", what word describes the earth's or moon's shadow
during an eclipse?
5. What was the name of the world's first nuclear powered submarine ?
(Bonus; In what year was it launched ?)
6. 'Focaccia' is a type of what?
7. In tempera painting, what is the agent used to bind the pigments?
8. If an Australian has said to someone "Any more choke and you would have
started", what has that person done?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
President James Madison lobbied for the creation of a National Brewery to
ensure a reliable supply of beer for the citizens.
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1. King James
2. - b
3. a Medley
4. Umbra
5. USS Nautilus (1954)
6. Bread
7. Egg Yolks
8. Passed wind very loudly

TRUTH !!
Early during his first term in 1809, he proposed the creation of a national
brewery to ensure the country had a reliable supply of beer for the masses.
He even proposed to have it overseen by an appointed Secretary of Beer who
would sit on his cabinet. Of course, this may have less to do with his love
for beer and more with the fact that he was trying to 1) protect the
domestic beer market by undercutting imports with tariffs, and 2) make beer
more popular than whiskey, which he found to be a huge drag on families and
society in general. In any case, it didn't matter: party-pooper Congress
rejected his idea, denying it from ever taking off.
 
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