- Shultz is the most common last name in Germany.
- The biggest known pumpkin in history weighed almost 700 pounds.
(see Fruits and Vegetables)
- The biggest recorded bubble ever blown with bubble gum was 22 inches in diameter.
- The condom is named for Dr. Charles Condom (1630-1685)
- The geographical center of the North American continent is Rugby, North Dakota.
(see U.S. States)
- The most common bird in the world is the starling.
- The TV dinner was introduced in 1954.
- The zipper was invented in 1893 for use in shoes.
- There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo.
- Thomas Wedgewood took the world's first photograph in 1802.
- Water is heavier than ice.
- "All in the Family" was the #1 TV show in America from 1972-1976.
According to Guiness, an Arkansas boy grew a 260-lb watermelon in 1985.
- America's first pizzeria opened in New York City in 1895
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