Fact or Crap Trivia (2016)

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Ironing boards had not yet been invented, but Viking women were buried with smooth round objects made of glass, called "linen smoothers," which they used to press the wrinkles out of garments. A woman's work is never done!



Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Josephine Cochrane, a housekeeper, invented the dishwasher in an attempt to save money for her employer by reducing the number of household employees.​
 
CRAP

Josephine Cochrane, a wealthy woman, designed the first dishwasher because her kitchen staff broke and chipped her expensive china when they hand-washed them. Please, give us a break, lady!



Wednesday, February 24, 2016

America's fattest U.S. president was William Howard Taft, weighing in at 340 pounds; compare that to U.S. President Barack Obama's weight of only 165.​
 
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Paying by the pound, Americans got a better deal with "Tubby Taft."



Thursday, February 25, 2016

During a college break from Wellesley College, Hillary Clinton worked as a stagehand on the movie set of the Oscar-winning film Midnight Cowboy, starring Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie's dad, Jon Voight.​
 
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