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13/01/2013

Stuff worth knowing.



  1. A 12-carat gold piece is considered half gold.
    TRUE (Harder
    Pure, 100-percent gold is considered 24 carat; something 12 carat, therefore, would be half gold.
  2. 2.The first feature film produced entirely with CGI (computer-generated imagery) was Toy Story.
    TRUE (Harder
    Toy Story (1995) was also the first feature film by Pixar, the noted producer of animated films.
  3. 3.In Dante's Inferno, the deepest ring of Hell is reserved for murderers.
    FALSE (Hardest
    The ninth (and deepest) ring of Hell was reserved for individuals guilty of treachery.
  4. 4.Batman fights crime in retaliation for the destruction of his planet.
    FALSE (Easier
    Bruce Wayne (a.k.a., Batman) turned to fighting crime after witnessing the murder of his parents.
  5. 5.Michael Jackson's Thriller is the greatest-selling album of all time.
    TRUE (Medium
    Estimates of the worldwide sales of the 1982 album vary greatly, some topping 100 million.
  6. 6.St. Valentine's Day is a holiday invented by the greeting card industry.
    FALSE (Easier
    Celebrated since the 1300s, the holiday is largely based on St. Valentine (martyred AD 270) who fell in love with his jailer's daughter and signed notes to her "from your Valentine."

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