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| Catfish Facts |
| Catfish are tasty, they’re funny looking, and they can sting you if you’re not careful. But what else do you know about this plentiful fish? Test your knowledge with these ten fun facts about catfish. |
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| A Perfect Brew – Facts About Tea |
| It makes a refreshing brew and is particularly popular with the British, but how much do you know about tea? Tea is a member of the Camellia family and is an evergreen plant. There are more than 1,500 different types of tea in the world, including black, green, white and herbal varieties. |
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| Fun Facts About Christmas in England |
| 1. There have only been seven white Christmases in England in all of the 20th century. 2. In 1647, Oliver Cromwell made it an offence to celebrate Christmas. It was overturned in 1660. |
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| First Successful “Temporary Insanity” Plea in the United States |
| US Representative Daniel E. Sickles is the first defendant known to have won an acquittal of a first degree murder charge with a plea of not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. In 1859 he shot and killed Philip Barton Key, the son of composer Francis Scott Key, in broad daylight. |
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