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Benjamin Franklin established Americaâs first fire company.
Humans breathe in and out on average 23,040 times every day.
The average human is able to recognize some 10,000 different odors.
When it comes to memory, people can recall smells with a 65 percent accuracy.
Humans breathe in and out on average 23,040 times every day.
The annual budget of a top professional cycling team is upwards of $5 million.
When it comes to memory, people can recall smells with a 65 percent accuracy.
Mel Blanc, the original voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots.
Over the course of a year, the average American consumes 17.6 pounds of turkey.
A deltiologist is someone who researches and collects postcards.
Contrary to popular belief, George Washington never wore dentures made of wood.
The worldâs youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
60 Minutes is the only show in television that has never had a theme song.
Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
The border collie is considered the most intelligent breed of dog.
The femur (thighbone) is the longest bone in the human body.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh became Time magazineâs first âMan of the Yearâ in 1927.
George Washington was considered one of the finest horsemen of his time.
The French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was the son of two first cousins.
Americaâs first published black poet was Jupiter Hammon.
Leap years always coincide with Presidential election years.
Pablo Picasso has had over 210 works of art sell at auction for $1 million or more.
Jell-O was created 100 years ago by a New York cough medicine manufacturer.
300,000 extras were used during the filming of Ghandi in 1982.
Audrey Hepburn was born Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston.
In addition to food, Jell-O has reportedly been used as a hair mousse and hair dye.
The average personâs vocabulary is about 8,000 words.
Shakespeare used the word âAmericaâ just once, in The Comedy of Errors.
The countryâs first traffic light was installed in Cleveland in August 1914.
Barnum & Baileyâs Greatest Show on Earth debuted in March 1881.
Alexander Graham Bell made the first voice transmission on June 3, 1875.
Oxygen was discovered in August 1774 by Joseph Priestley.
Apple II, the worldâs first personal computer, went on sale June 4, 1977.
Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine on August 12, 1851.
Blood circulation was discovered in 1578 by William Harvey of England.
The typewriter was patented by Charles Thurber in August 1843.
The air conditioner was patented in April 1805 by W.H. Carrier.
Nylon stockings were sold in the United States for the first time in May 1940.
The first Keystone Kops film was presented in September 1912.
The first transplant of a human heart occurred in January 1974.
The Wall Street Journal has been published since July 8, 1889.
The fork was introduced to American dining by Governor Winthrop in June 1630.
More than 700 bridges join neighborhoods within the city of Pittsburgh.
Congress created the United States Post Office in September 1789.
The plastic pink flamingo was developed by a man named Don Featherstone.
The colony of Massachusetts issued the countryâs first paper money in January 1690.
The X-ray was discovered by the German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in January 1896.