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Doris on Spot the Dog! Hi I can see the dog clearly we had this happen to our dog kennel when our dog passed away we could see his face in several ... more
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Jan Jonker on Spot the Dog! I reckon it looks more like a cat to me.Two big black eyes and a pair of ears. more
Renee on Spot the Dog! Yes you can see the dog clearly it looks like a golden retriever. more
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Wacky Facts - 6 February

Posted by: Magic 1278 | 6 February, 2012 - 8:37 AM

Have some early morning fun with Kevin and Jane's Wacky Facts.

It's an easy way to win on Magic 1278 Breakfast. We give you a Wacky Fact and you try to make some sense of it!

Just by playing you're off to the Pancake Parlour with either a voucher for $100 or $25. Lovely!

Before computers took over, many typists relied on Liquid Paper to hide mistakes. It was invented in 1956 by Bette Nesmith, mother of Monkee Mike Nesmith. When she came up with what was to be her multi-million dollar idea, Bette called her invention:

(a) Get Out

(b) Mistake Out

(c) White Out

Answer:

(b) Mistake Out. Bette changed the name to Liquid Paper when she started her own company in 1962 and when she died in 1980, her estate was valued at more than $50 million.

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5:30 to 9:00am: Breakfast

Get out of bed (or just lie in) with Kevin John and Jane Holmes. Great music, good clean fun and entertainment, plus regular news, weather and traffic, all the info you need to start your day. Listen closely, and you may hear yourself on the show one day!

Blog comments

Kevin and Jane,
I did not know that story, but I think that the making of post-it notes is a little more interesting.
Best wishes,
Les

Les Tuesday 7 February, 2012 - 7:15 AM