Everybody Knows

The 10 things everybody (who reads this) knows.                1) Only Megillas Esther is referred to as a Megillah in Chazal (Bavli &Yerushalmi) The other 4 are never referred to as a Megillah. 2) There is a Machlokes if banging at Haman, is for children only (Maharil) or for adults as well (Chacham Tzvi) 3) Minhag Lita (some others as well) is to bang only where Haman and his father are mentioned. (Haman ben Hamdasa) 4) According to Kabbalah, banging at  Haman should only be done with the feet. 5) According to the Targum Sheini, The 50 Amos pole, they hanged Haman on,  came from Noach's Teivah. 6) The name of the horse Mordechai rode on, was שפרגז  (spare gas-super gas- safer gas) (Targum Sheini) 7) The Tur quotes from one of the Gaonim to say תחנון on Purim.   8) According to the Megilas Taanis, one may not fast on 13th of Adar (Taanis Esther) 9)The total words of Megilas Esther are an odd number of words. (מ"ב תר"צ ס"ק ט needs explanation)  10) Haman & Esther are both mentioned in the Megillah 55 times. (רוקח) **Sefardim say it on Parshas Zachor *** written 700 years ago and printed