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Fast facts: The term "cop" comes from constable on patrol, a term used for police officers in England. The Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan "finger-lickin' good" translates as "eat your fingers off" in Chinese Pogonophobia is the fear of beards. Dr. Seuss coined the word "nerd" in his book "If I Ran the Zoo." The complete sentence "Go." is the shortest in the English language. The word "trivia" comes from the Latin "trivium," which is the place where three roads meet, a public square. People would gather and talk about all sorts of matters, most of which were trivial. "Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

 

On this date: In 49 B.C., Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and invaded Italy. In 1863, the first underground railway opened in London. In 1949, RCA introduced the first 45 RPM record. In 1951, the first jet passenger trip was made. In 1982, the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals beat the San Diego Chargers in -59¼F to win the AFC championship. In 1984, Wendy's spokeswoman Clara Peller first asked, "Where's the Beef?" In 1996, former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson was announced as the new coach of the NFL's Miami Dolphins.

 

Quotable... "He said he had a lot of guns and he was going to come back and shoot them." - Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino after a mechanic at a nuclear plant made threats to his co-workers after being fired