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Uma Thurman. 2. PowerPoint was originally developed in 1987 as a program for Apple computers called "Presenter." Microsoft wound up buying it for $14 million and launching their own version in 1990. 3.  Princess Diana and Prince Charles had only been together in person 13 times before their wedding day in 1981. 4. The fax machine was invented the same year people were traveling on the Oregon Trail . . . 1843. 5. Sour Patch Kids are called "Very Bad Kids" in France. (

Here are this past weeks fun facts and trivia from Believe it or No: The first place in the U.S. to use 911 as its emergency number was Haleyville, Alabama in February of 1968.  The second place was Nome, Alaska a few weeks later. The first in-flight movie was called  "Howdy Chicago!", and it was shown on a plane in 1921. It was technically not a feature length film but a commercial for Chicago. Keep in mind, this was also well before TV’s were common household appliances, so it was actual...

No Fooling, Your Prank Could Win Part Of $25K Today April 1st is here and that will have many of us wondering if everything is true or real around us. April Fools Day is the big day for jokers and pranksters and there may be a big payday for you. Sour Patch Kids candy is offering some cash for those who have SAFE and fun pranks. According their social media, The popular candy brand set up a "Sour Patch Prank Fund" to inspire its customers to partake in "fun but safe pranks." The company will ...

Join In Parts 1 and 2, we posed this question: Of the thousands of toys given to American girls and boys over time, what are the greatest? This writer, a lifelong toy collector and longtime toy columnist, decided to tackle that massive question. We started at the year 1900, we excluded board and card games (surely worthy of their own list), and we excluded athletic equipment. Not every selection may be your particular cup of pretend tea, but each one was chosen according to The Tom Morello Sca...

Created with Sketch. If you want to hear some truly creative takes on the English language, look to the children in your life. Kids have talent for coming up with entertaining descriptors and malapropisms that are arguably better than the correct terms. We asked members of the HuffPost Parents Facebook community to share the funny names their kids have for various things, and received an overwhelming number of responses. Read on for a hilarious sample. 1. “My 5-year-old says she wants ‘Ha...

Action figures close-up. Toy soldiers about to attack. Found on the internet (changed for fun) do you agree with this list? What was your best toy, ever? And why? 09. Sylvanian Families – best not doing anything toy 08. Furbies – best tech toy 07. Teletubbies – best soft toy 06. Barbie – the Best Selling Doll 05. Buzz Lightyear – best toy from Toy Story 04. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – best name for a toy 03. Monopoly – best toy to get into a fight over 02. Rubiks Cube – best ...