In 1997, the record for the highest skydive by a dog at 4,572 feet was established by a dog named Brutus.

The first automobile race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 71/2 miles per hour.

Humans get a little taller in space because there is no gravity pulling down on them.

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