The Weirdest Things You Could Only Find at Your Grandparents House

Thimble Collection

For some reason grandparents always have some sort of odd collection. Whether it's old coins, spoons, stamps, figurines, or thimbles, your grandparents probably collect it. Despite the fact that nobody actually needs more than one thimble, if that, leave it to grandmom to have one of these quirky display cases in her dining room.

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The More You Know

  • Pizza only became popular in the United States after American troops occupying Italy during World War 2 became hooked on it and then popularized it back home.
  • There's a shrimp-like creature that makes aluminum armor to protect itself.
  • Warren Buffett has only sent one email in his life. It was sent to Jeff Raikes of Microsoft, and Buffett said it became his first and last email when it ended up in court.
  • The first TV commercial didn't air until the 1940s.
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