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The word "psychedelic" was originated by Humphry F. Osmond.

In 1918, the ship by the name of Faith became the first concrete ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Dr. Robert A. Bruce developed the treadmill test to diagnose heart disease.

The first newspaper vending machine was located in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1954.

The first woman in the world to become a member of a Rotary Club was Esther M. Johnson, of Santa Monica, California in 1986.

Craig Silverstein was the first Google employee.

The first city in the United States to pay a regular salary to firefighters was Cincinnati, Ohio in 1853.

James Dewar invented Hostess Twinkies in 1930.

The time and temperature sign was invented by Luke Williams and his brother Chuck Williams, in 1950.

The first time and temperature sign was located in Spokane, Washington on a Seattle-First National Bank building.

Joseph James Zimmermann Jr. invented the answering machine in 1948.

Harry Babbitt was the voice for the laugh of Woody Woodpecker.

The first female to graduate from The Citadel was Nancy Ruth Mace, in 1999.

The typical strawberry contains between 200 and 400 seeds.

The only town in the United States to be hit by a tornado three years in a row on the same date is Codell, Kansas on May 20 in 1916, 1917 and 1918.

The oldest Hall of Fame in the United States is The Hall of Fame for Great Americans. It opened in New York on May 29, 1901.

The first female owner of a McDonald's franchise was Dorothy O'Brien, in Iowa City, Iowa in 1958.

There are approximately ten million bricks in the Empire State Building.

The first woman hired by the United States government was Jennie Douglas, in 1862. She cut and trimmed currency in the Treasury Department.

The first person to receive a presidential pardon posthumously was Henry O. Flipper, in 1999, from President Bill Clinton.

The first chocolate candy was made by Conrad J. Van Houten in 1828.

1953 was the first year hurricanes were given female English-language names. Naming began in 1950 with the international phonetic alphabet.

1979 was the first year alternating male and female names were given to hurricanes.

Unilever is the largest producer of ice cream in the world.

The Caesar salad was invented by Chef Caesar Cardini at his Tijuana, Mexico restaurant, in 1924.

Habanero is the hottest chile in the world.

The original purpose for what is now known as Play-Doh was a wallpaper cleaner.

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world.

The two longest words in the English language in which no letter is repeated are uncopyrightable and dermatoglyphics.

Gennaro Lombardi opened the first pizzeria in the United States in New York City, in 1895.

The first car show in the United States was November 3, 1900 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Cotton candy was invented by John C. Wharton and William Morrison.

The original name of Yahoo was Jerry's Guide To The world Wide Web.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.