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Phrase Origins

FACT FIXX - April 11, 2011

One commonly cited origin of the phrase “on cloud nine” is from the classifications of clouds defined by the US Weather Bureau in the...

Inventions

FACT FIXX - August 30, 2011

Developed in 1942 during World War II by Permacel, formerly a division of Johnson & Johnson, duct tape, (aka duck tape), is a pressure sensitive...

Art

FACT FIXX - January 28, 2011

Throughout his life, Rembrandt van Rijn was plagued with money problems. At the height of his career in 1639 he bought a large house on the...

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