# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48666 "2017-01-02T00:49:03Z")

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Famous events that took place on January 1

1. The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect (1863).
2. All race horses become one year older, and 2-year-olds race as 3-year olds.
3. The Euro becomes the official currency of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain (2002).
4. Regular mail delivery starts between New York and Boston (1673)
5. Michigan becomes the first state to abolish capital punishment (1847)
6. Cigarette advertisements are banned from American television (1971)
7. The neew year, 1600, begins in Scotland. England would not synch with a January 1 New Year until 152 years later.
8. First ball dropped in Times Square at Midnight on 1/1/1908
9. Emperor Qianfei, of the Liu Song dynasty, dies in 466 at age 17, frustrating people who had had him on their bucket list in 465. He was worth 83 points.

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48667 "2017-01-02T01:18:26Z")

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Famous events that took place on January 1

1. The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect (1863).
2. All race horses become one year older, and 2-year-olds race as 3-year olds.
3. The Euro becomes the official currency of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain (2002).
4. Regular mail delivery starts between New York and Boston (1673)
5. Michigan becomes the first state to abolish capital punishment (1847)
6. Cigarette advertisements are banned from American television (1971)
7. The neew year, 1600, begins in Scotland. England would not synch with a January 1 New Year until 152 years later.
8. First ball dropped in Times Square at Midnight on 1/1/1908
9. Emperor Qianfei, of the Liu Song dynasty, dies in 466 at age 17, frustrating people who had had him on their bucket list in 465. He was worth 83 points.
10. Batista is overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48668 "2017-01-02T02:14:53Z")

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Famous events that took place on January 1

1. The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect (1863).
2. All race horses become one year older, and 2-year-olds race as 3-year olds.
3. The Euro becomes the official currency of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain (2002).
4. Regular mail delivery starts between New York and Boston (1673)
5. Michigan becomes the first state to abolish capital punishment (1847)
6. Cigarette advertisements are banned from American television (1971)
7. The neew year, 1600, begins in Scotland. England would not synch with a January 1 New Year until 152 years later.
8. First ball dropped in Times Square at Midnight on 1/1/1908
9. Emperor Qianfei, of the Liu Song dynasty, dies in 466 at age 17, frustrating people who had had him on their bucket list in 465. He was worth 83 points.
10. Batista is overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959.
11. The United States bans the importation of slaves (1808).

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48669 "2017-01-02T02:57:35Z")

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Famous events that took place on January 1

1. The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect (1863).
2. All race horses become one year older, and 2-year-olds race as 3-year olds.
3. The Euro becomes the official currency of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain (2002).
4. Regular mail delivery starts between New York and Boston (1673)
5. Michigan becomes the first state to abolish capital punishment (1847)
6. Cigarette advertisements are banned from American television (1971)
7. The neew year, 1600, begins in Scotland. England would not synch with a January 1 New Year until 152 years later.
8. First ball dropped in Times Square at Midnight on 1/1/1908
9. Emperor Qianfei, of the Liu Song dynasty, dies in 466 at age 17, frustrating people who had had him on their bucket list in 465. He was worth 83 points.
10. Batista is overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959.
11. The United States bans the importation of slaves (1808).
12. The Republic of China is established and Sun Yat-sen is inaugurated as its first President (1912).

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48670 "2017-01-02T03:14:32Z")

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Famous events that took place on January 1

1. The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect (1863).
2. All race horses become one year older, and 2-year-olds race as 3-year olds.
3. The Euro becomes the official currency of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain (2002).
4. Regular mail delivery starts between New York and Boston (1673)
5. Michigan becomes the first state to abolish capital punishment (1847)
6. Cigarette advertisements are banned from American television (1971)
7. The neew year, 1600, begins in Scotland. England would not synch with a January 1 New Year until 152 years later.
8. First ball dropped in Times Square at Midnight on 1/1/1908
9. Emperor Qianfei, of the Liu Song dynasty, dies in 466 at age 17, frustrating people who had had him on their bucket list in 465. He was worth 83 points.
10. Batista is overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959.
11. The United States bans the importation of slaves (1808).
12. The Republic of China is established and Sun Yat-sen is inaugurated as its first President (1912).
13. Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) dies (2001)

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48671 "2017-01-02T03:25:02Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48672 "2017-01-02T03:34:15Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48673 "2017-01-02T03:39:56Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48674 "2017-01-02T04:06:12Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48675 "2017-01-02T04:18:02Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48676 "2017-01-02T04:21:49Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan
7. Tuvalu

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48677 "2017-01-02T04:44:26Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan
7. Tuvalu
8. Bhutan

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48678 "2017-01-02T05:36:42Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan
7. Tuvalu
8. Bhutan
9. Comoros

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48679 "2017-01-02T06:19:30Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan
7. Tuvalu
8. Bhutan
9. Comoros
10. Benin

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48680 "2017-01-02T11:02:46Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan
7. Tuvalu
8. Bhutan
9. Comoros
10. Benin
11. Palau

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48681 "2017-01-02T13:53:12Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan
7. Tuvalu
8. Bhutan
9. Comoros
10. Benin
11. Palau
12. Sahrawi

I’ve been in six of the above

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48682 "2017-01-02T14:48:30Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan
7. Tuvalu
8. Bhutan
9. Comoros
10. Benin
11. Palau
12. Sahrawi
13. Moldova

I’ll pass

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48683 "2017-01-02T14:49:01Z")

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Countries that many folks have never heard of

1. Burkina Faso
2. Andorra
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Nauru
5. Kiribati
6. South Sudan
7. Tuvalu
8. Bhutan
9. Comoros
10. Benin
11. Palau
12. Sahrawi
13. Vanuatu

(Sahrawi is not a country)

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Famous people with one distinctive physical characteristic

1. Jimmy Durante (nose)

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48684 "2017-01-02T14:57:08Z")

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Famous people with one distinctive physical characteristic

1. Jimmy Durante (nose)
2. Jennifer Lopez (buttocks)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48685 "2017-01-02T15:05:49Z")

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Famous people with one distinctive physical characteristic

1. Jimmy Durante (nose)
2. Jennifer Lopez (buttocks)
3. Dolly Parton (thingies)

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