The first ferris wheel was erected at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Built by George Ferris, the wheel had 36 cars, each capable of holding 60 passengers, and rose to a height of 264 feet.
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Early American artists were fond of miniature wood carvings, but in some cases they may have carried their craft a bit too far.
The Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, contains a wood carving done in the inside halves of a rosary bead which depicts, in one half, Judgement Day, and in the other, Heaven.
The entire scene in each half is less than 2 cubic inches in area, yet includes close to 50 figures, none of which can be seen without a magnifying glass.
The wildcat is the most vicious fighter in the animal kingdom.
Asleep, it resembles a gentle house cat, in a fight, it is a furry ball of rage.
This spitfire's speed gives it an advantage over most other animals.
In one swift leap, it can rip open its enemy's throat with its razor-like teeth.
The term bootlegger originated on the Indian reservations of the West.
Since it was unlawful to sell alcoholic spirits to the Indians, ingenious peddlers often carried flasks of firewater in their boots to conceal them from government agents.
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