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Category Archives: Little-known facts

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (elephant earmuffs)

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 31, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:earmuffs, elephantsLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (elephant earmuffs)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (bike seat cover)

Comfort where it’s needed Fan…… Don MatthewsMay 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 31, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:bike seat covers2 Comments on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (bike seat cover)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (quick bus exit)

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 30, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:business card, slippery slide exitLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (quick bus exit)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (world’s first laundromat)

First laundromat opened in Texas on Apr 18 1934 The first laundromat, called a “Washateria,” was opened by John F. Cantrell in Fort Worth, Texas, as four electric washing machines were rented to members of the public on an hourly basis.

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 29, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:amsterdam, prostitutesLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (world’s first laundromat)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Hitler’s doctor)

Eduard Bloch, doctor to Hitler and his family, 1938 What is really curious is that he was Jewish and the Führer himself helped him to leave Germany.

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 29, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:doctor, hitlerLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Hitler’s doctor)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (hats)

Hats, New York, 1930

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 28, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:hats, new yorkLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (hats)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (carburetor)

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 28, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:carburetor2 Comments on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (carburetor)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Hoover dam)

Hoover dam concrete fill, 1934

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 27, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:hoover damLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Hoover dam)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Abraham Lincoln)

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 27, 2022Posted inLittle-known facts4 Comments on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Abraham Lincoln)

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (bra)

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 26, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:bra, women in factories, WW22 Comments on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (bra)

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