In Alderson, West Virginia, it is illegal to walk a lion, tiger or leopard in the city limits, even if it is on a leash.

Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

On December 23, 1947, Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., held a secret demonstration of the transistor which marked the foundation of modern electronics.

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