135 Amazing Facts for People Who Like Amazing Facts

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94. Before the Nazis invaded Paris, H.A. and Margret Rey fled on bicycles.

They were carrying the manuscript for Curious George.

95. In colonial America, lobster wasn't exactly a delicacy.

It was so cheap and plentiful it was often served to people in prison.

96. Crayola means “oily chalk.”

The name combines craie (French for “chalk”) and ola (short for “oleaginous,” or “oily”).

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