Parma ham is only Parma ham if it is made in the Parma region of Italy. The British chain supermarket Asda, made and packaged its own "Parma ham" and was successfully sued by the real Parma ham people (Parma Ham Trade Association).

Between 1979 and 1999, the planet Neptune was farther from the Sun than Pluto. This won't happen again until 2227.

The term rookies comes from a Civil War term, reckie, which was short for recruit.

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