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What nation issued the $5 bill that was found in Abraham Lincoln's pocket after he was shot?

In addition to the Confederate $5 bill, the night that Lincoln was shot he was also carrying a pocket knife, a handkerchief, a watch fob, two pairs of spectacles, a brown leather wallet and eight newspaper clippings, many related to his remarks on the war. The Library of Congress sometimes displays the collection of items from Lincoln's pockets.

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What are some basic chords for the ukulele?

Players play C minor by placing the ring finger on the third fret of the bottom string. Placing the middle finger on the top string, second fret is A minor. For F major, the index finger presses the first fret on the second string and the ring finger presses on the second fret of the top string. G major is played by placing the index finger on the third string, second fret, the ring finger on the second string, third fret and the middle finger on the second fret of the bottom string.

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What is the best online word scrambler?

The word scrambling application at TextMechanic.com can both scramble and de-scramble words. It has a "scramble each word's lettering" function that allows users to scramble words without affection capitalization, punctuation or formatting. However, all words put through the de-scrambler will be completely lowercase. Word wrap can be turned on and off for the program.\nOnlineTextTools,com's word scrambler has similar scrambling options, but it does not include a de-scrambler. However, the program does have "scramble by delimiter" options that allows the scrambled text to be split up ..

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Where can you buy carpet dye?

AmericolorDyes.com sells home carpet dye products for sale, including dye pens for small spots, kits for larger areas, and entire room dye kits. In addition, the site also offers automotive dye kits. AutoDetailingWarehouse.com offers its consumers several colors of permanent aerosol automobile carpet dyes. Amazon.com sells aerosol automobile carpet dyes, powdered dyes for home and auto use, and spot carpet dye kits designed to cover bleach stains.

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What affects the value of old Tonka trucks?

Because Tonka trucks are well-made and durable, antique dealers are actively seeking these toys for resale, as of 2015. Owners of collectible Tonka truck can review these dealers' websites or contact the dealers directly to get an idea of the value of their trucks. First, the toy truck owner needs to identify his truck, including age and model. There are many websites, such as TonkaToys.com, that have identification guides. Run by a dealer in vintage Tonka trucks, TonkaToys.com organizes its guide by cab style. Once an owner finds the truck's cab style, he can isolate the year it was..

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What are some examples of kid-friendly knock-knock jokes?

Many websites such as ChildBeckons.com, LaJollaMom.com and SquiglysPlayhouse.com offer lists of kid friendly knock-knock jokes. Many kids also enjoy creating their own knock-knock jokes, even if the jokes do not make much sense to adults. Knowing the format of a knock-knock joke makes it easier for kids to memorize the jokes, play along with a joke told by an adult and come up with their own jokes.\nGood knock-knock jokes follow a structured format. The joker initiates the joke with, "Knock, knock!" The other person responds with, "Who's there?" The joker then sets up the punch line by fe..

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What are some quick and easy quilt patterns?

The easy Bolts of Blue quilting pattern provides quilters with a detailed list of needed materials, the size and shape of the squares, and tips on assembling the quilt. AllPeopleQuilt.com offers crafters the opportunity to download and print the pattern, which features shades of blue in blocks and is offset with splashes of white.\nThe Cute and Cuddly Throw is an easy to assemble quilt pattern that features plush fabrics, making it soft and an ideal gift. Quilters can use scraps of available material to put this quilt together. The pattern offers everything a beginning quilter needs to get sta..

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What is an initials contest?

Publishers Clearing House markets lottery websites, games, magazine subscriptions, and other merchandise and in return offers chances to win prizes. The company is most famous for its Prize Patrol giveaways. Publishers Clearing House presents the Prize Patrol winners with checks ranging from $1,000 to $10 million and films their reactions on live television. Over $250 million has been awarded in the PCH sweepstakes since 1967.\nThe company is expanding its reach to include social media and mobile phone access. Someone wins a prize every 10 minutes on the Publishers Clearing House online game n..

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How do you play Scrabble Junior?

Scrabble Junior begins with each player drawing seven tiles and setting them down in front, with all unused tiles placed face down in the game box lid. Each player takes turns inspecting the words on the board as well as her own tiles, then placing two tiles on the board. The tiles can form a new word or can be added to an already-existing word. Each time a player completes a word, she wins a point token. At the end of the game, the player with the most point tokens wins.\nThe Scrabble Junior board flips over to reveal a regular Scrabble board with slightly different decorations around the edg..

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What are some of the most popular games developed by PopCap Games?

PopCap games are easily available for download on multiple platforms including PC, Mac, mobile, various consoles and tablets. Because they're inexpensive, they're a popular choice for a wide variety of people. From 2000 to April 2015, PopCap had over 1.5 billion game downloads with over 50 million downloads of Bejeweled alone.

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