Strange Facts Collection - 13
Rugby was an amateur game, meaning that players could not be paid to play, until 1995.
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Speak of the Devil is short for 'Speak of the Devil and he shall come'. It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention and he would appear.
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Half way around the world is much farther away than all the way around the world.
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The name for Oz in the 'Wizard of Oz' was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence 'Oz.'
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The shortest war on record took place in 1896 when Zanzibar surrendered to Britain after 38 minutes.
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