The new trivia thread.

Why is it that old fire stations have circular stair cases going to the second floor and not straight ones?

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To keep the horses downstairs.
 
What was the alternative name for the Beatles Help album?

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They were made from used Trojan condoms.
 
Mr. Spock beamed down from the Enterprise and Vulcanized the tires.
 
What is notable about rubber tires during first first 55 years of existence?

Up until 1910, all tires were white in colour, the natural colour of latex which was refined into rubber, until carbon black was added to increase the durability of the tire, thus making tires black in colour.
 
All the tea in China...............where did that expression come from?

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All the tea in China is an expression with British origins. Before the 1700s the brits drank pretty much cat nip for tea. When they started to trade with China and got some proper tea, they could not go back to the miserable stuff they had been drinking. The tea and spice trade between Britain and China almost bankrupted the country because they were shipping so much gold and silver out to make their overseas purchases. All the tea in China means enormous wealth.