back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South bend of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a 25 $ fine and trial costs.

Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since.

A maple tree is usually tapped when the tree is at least 45 years old and has a diameter of 12 inches.

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