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Friday the 13th on calendar

The 13th day of the month is more likely to be a Friday than any other day of the week.

During the Civil War, a sack of flour was repeatedly auctioned off to raise money for wounded soldiers.

Mark Twain invented bra clasps.

A bowling ball rolls toward a set of pins in an alley

Bowling used to be banned in England, except on Christmas.

Aerial view of a vintage car

5 Old-School Car Features That Were Shockingly Unsafe

Email @ symbol on a laptop computer keyboard

The @ symbol was invented more than 400 years before email.