Let's try something! It's a trivia contest, but you only get six words. Like Six-Word Memoirs, only much less ambitious. Here are some examples I plucked from our vast trivia archives:

Snuffleupagus has a first name—Aloysius.
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Kool-Aid was originally "Fruit Smack."
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Jacqueline Kennedy edited Michael Jackson's autobiography.
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The plural of Prius is Prii.
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John Tyler's grandsons are still alive.
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Shaggy's real name is Norville Rogers.
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"Dr Pepper" doesn't have a period.
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M&M's stands for "Mars & Murrie's."

Now it's your turn. You can either submit your facts in the comments below, or on Twitter by mentioning @mental_floss and the hashtag #sixwordfact. We'll reward our favorites with mental_floss t-shirts (eventually). Wow us with your bite-sized brilliance!

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