FACTUAL RIDDLES LI

1. Mark Twain was born in 1835 and died in 1910. What is unusual about these dates?

2. Abraham Lincoln created the Secret Service on April 14, 1865. What is unusual about this date?

3. What is unusual about the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams?

4. What is the fifth taste, after sweet, sour, salty and bitter, and often described as "savory?"

5. What was the first toy advertised on TV?

Answers:

1. Both those years saw an appearance of Halley's Comet.

2. Lincoln was assassinated the next night, April 15, 1865.

3. They both died on July 4, 1826 - exactly 50 years after signing the Declaration of Independence.

4. Umami 

5. Mr. Potato Head