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How a Jersey Shore boardwalk inspired the game Monopoly; the origin of the phrase, "In Like Flynn"; how a donkey and an elephant came to symbolize politics; the difference between top grain leather and full grain leather; the tuxedo.
How a Jersey Shore boardwalk inspired the game Monopoly; the origin of the phrase, "In Like Flynn"; how a donkey and an elephant came to symbolize politics; the difference between top grain leather and full grain leather; the tuxedo.
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