YES OR B.S.

Mick Jagger was NOT the original lead singer for The Rolling Stones! (B.S. - are you kidding?)
Cats can actually be allergic to humans. (Yes)
Green Eggs and Ham came from a bet between Dr. Seuss and his editor. (Yes - the best was he couldn't write a book using 50 words or less)
Boston was the U.S. capital from 1775-1783. (B.S. - that was Philadelphia)
Aphasia is the loss of the ability to speak or express oneself in speech. (Yes)
Ulysses S. Grant succeeded Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president. (B.S., Grant followed Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln)
The Cougar is the largest species of cat found in the Americas. (B.S., it's the Jaguar)
In the 1960s, the Beach Boys actually sold more record albums than The Beatles. (B.S.)
When Charles Lindbergh flew to Paris, he took a ham sandwich. (Yes)
There's a 5-hour time difference between Boston and Anchorage in January. (Yes)
Mary Campbell of Columbus, Ohio, is the only person to win Olympic Gold for women's figure skating twice in a row. (B.S., she was the only person to win Miss America twice. In 1922 and 1923)
An official chef's hat has exactly 11 pleats. (B.S. - it has 100)
Dolphins have names for each other. (Yes - or so the scientists say)
In the original book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, there was no dog named Toto. (B.S.)
The "Andy Griffith Show" was spinoff of the sit-com "The Danny Thomas Show." (Yes)
Rev. Billy Graham has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Yes. it's next to Wayne Newton's)
A nurdle is the technical name for the blob of toothpaste you put on your toothbrush. (Yes)
Australia is larger in diameter than Pluto. (Yes)
The name Jessica was made up by William Shakespeare! (Yes)
Flamingos turn pink from standing in the sun so long. (B.S. it's from eating shrimp)
President Bill Clinton did not meet his birth father until after he left the White House. (B.S. - he never met him)
In 1911, T. Coleman DuPont built a 4-lane highway costing $40 million in Delaware. (Yes)
President Richard Nixon was a descendent of King Edward III. (Yes)

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