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* ... that the [[Xbox]] was originally to be named "DirectX-box", to show the extensive use of DirectX within the console's technology. | * ... that the [[Xbox]] was originally to be named "DirectX-box", to show the extensive use of DirectX within the console's technology. | ||
* ... that the [[United States]] bought Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 in 1867 (about two cents an acre). | * ... that the [[United States]] bought Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 in 1867 (about two cents an acre). | ||
| + | * ... that The Oscars during [[World War II]] were made out of plaster because metal was scarce. | ||
Current revision as of 19:44, 26 January 2009
- ... that the Xbox was originally to be named "DirectX-box", to show the extensive use of DirectX within the console's technology.
- ... that the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 in 1867 (about two cents an acre).
- ... that The Oscars during World War II were made out of plaster because metal was scarce.
