DYK #25: Would you gimme a car for my pizza company?

Brothers Tom and James Monaghan had purchased a pizza restaurant, DomiNick’s, for $500. A year later (1961) after eight months of running the business as a partnership, James Monaghan traded his stake in the business to his brother, for a used Volkswagen Beetle.

DYK #24: Octopussy

10 quick facts on Octopuses:

DYK #23-Part 2: Answers

Answers to DYK #23: DYK Detectives.

DYK #23: DYK Detectives!

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C'mon fellow DYKer's, it's time to put you super-sleuth caps on. Guess which fingerprint (denoted by alphabets) correspond to which being. Answer in comments! Let's see how many are you and your friends able to get right!

Clue after the jump.

DYK #22: Beware the furniture dealer..

Al Capone was an American gangster who led a crime syndicate. The Outfit, was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s. His brutality was legendary even during his lifetime.

DYK #21: View from space

How many times have you read a post stating "Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from  the moon with the naked eye". Received this as a part of 'amazing facts' e-mail from you friends?

Continue reading after the jump to find out the truth!