Here are the best Knowledge Bomb fun facts from the Mikey & The Mrs Show this week.

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These were originally called Whipple Scrumpets.  (Paramount)
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  • The Oompa Loompas in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" were originally called Whipple Scrumpets.  Roald Dahl changed their name at the last minute.
Elon Musk didn't start Tesla, we just think he did. (canva)
Elon Musk didn't start Tesla, we just think he did. (canva)
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  • Elon Musk was not one of the original founders of Tesla.  He came on board in 2004 after the company had been around for about six months . . . and invested $7.5 million to join the board of directors.
John Quincy Adams liked to swim in the buff (canva)
John Quincy Adams liked to swim in the buff (canva)
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  • When John Quincy Adams was president in the 1820s, he would swim naked in the Potomac River at 5:00 A.M.
Pilates started under horrible circumstances (canva)
Pilates started under horrible circumstances (canva)
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  • Pilates was started in an internment camp.  A German athlete named Joseph Pilates was locked up by the British, and came up with a way for his fellow German inmates to exercise when they were sick and stuck in bed.
IKEA is not a word, it's an acronym. (canva)
IKEA is not a word, it's an acronym. (canva)
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  • Ikea is an acronym.  The "IK" is for the founder's initials, Ingvar Kamprad.  The "E" is for Elmtaryd, which is the farm he grew up on in Sweden.  And the "A" is for Agunnaryd, which was his home village.
The United States has always been broke, except for one year. (canva)
The United States has always been broke, except for one year. (canva)
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  • The U.S. has been in debt for its entire history . . . except for one year, from 1835 to 1836, when Andrew Jackson was president and managed to pay it all off temporarily.
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Franklin Pierce was accused of reckless driving before there were cars (canva)
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  • When Franklin Pierce was president, he was arrested for running over an old woman with his horse.  The charges were eventually dropped because of a lack of evidence.
If it doesn't bounce, it's not a pickle. But if it does, would you still eat it? (canva)
If it doesn't bounce, it's not a pickle. But if it does, would you still eat it? (canva)
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  • There's a regulation in Connecticut that says a pickle has to be able to BOUNCE to be legally classified as a pickle.
People thought you got TB from Vampires. (canva)
People thought you got TB from Vampires. (canva)
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  • In the 1800s, there was a superstition in the New England area that tuberculosis was caused by vampires.
Albert didn't have a problem with self-doubt. Just women. (canva)
Albert didn't have a problem with self-doubt. Just women. (canva)
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  • Albert Einstein was so sure he was going to win a Nobel Prize that he included the prize money in a divorce settlement three years before he won it.
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