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15 June 1864 Arlington National Cemetery established on the Arlington Estate which was a former home of Robert E Lee who married Mary Custis, great-granddaughter of Martha Washington

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Catodooog, catoodog only in word baby catodoog

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Jim Loscutoff & Robert Horry have won the most NBA championships (7) without being inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Best way to discover city is to get drunk there 😆

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After his 16th jump earlier this week, Tom Cruise was awarded the Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual.

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13 June 1895 Emile Levassor wins the world's 1st real automobile race. Levassor completed the 732-mile course, from Paris to Bordeaux & back, in just under 49 hours, at a speed of about 15 mph.

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1 June 1938 The Battle of Wuhan begins, the largest battle of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War. As many as 1.2 million casualties were incurred by both sides. Wuhan was the 2nd largest city in China at the time.

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The modern pogo stick was invented by Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall, from Germany. The beginning two letters of their last names is where the word "pogo" comes from.

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Dogs are not completely color blind. They are red/green color blind. Blues & yellows show up quite clearly.

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Natural History Museum in London was founded in the 19th century to display dinosaur fossils. Entry is free to the public.

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7 June 1942 Japanese invasion and occupation of Attu in the Aleutian Islands (along with nearby Kiska on 6 June) are the first invasion of continental US territory since the War of 1812.

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More Mozart than Beyoncé CD's were sold in 2016. There was a 200 CD set published that year for the 225th Anniversary of Mozart's death.

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National Doughnut Day started in 1938 as a fundraiser for The Salvation Army in Chicago. It's celebrated the 1st Friday in June. Prisoners of war in Vietnam once tricked their captors into giving out donuts on November 10th, the birthday of the US Marine Corps.

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FK's brain, Einstein's brain, Beethoven's ear bones, Mozart's skeleton (except his skull), and all of Thomas Paine are missing.

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4 June 1977 JVC introduces its VHS videotape at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago.

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78 countries have had a female head of state elected or appointed since 1946 (as of 2024)

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Trooping the Colour is also used in the UK to celebrate the birthday of the sovereign. It's held in June so the weather has a better chance of being nice. In 2025 it will be held on June 14th.

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Three main types of Greek columns are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Doric capitals are plain, Ionic has swirls called volutes on the capital, while the Corinthian capital is very ornate.

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