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Fast facts: A 1989 law in Florida forbids the release of more than 10 lighter-than-air balloons at a time to protect marine life, which often mistake balloons for food. A dinner party consisting of 13 people in England during the Middle Ages was considered the worst of omens because it supposedly foretold the impending death of one in the group. The U.S. interstate highway system requires that one mile in every five must be straight so that the sections can be used as airstrips in a time of war or other emergency. In the 20th century, sailors started the custom of putting a tattoo of a pig on one foot and a rooster on the other to prevent drowning. According to law, no store is allowed to sell a toothbrush on Sundays in Providence, R.I. However, mouthwash and floss are fair game.

 

On this date: Wednesday September 12th, 2001 Henry Hudson, English navigator and explorer, entered the North American river, later named the Hudson in 1609. The first practical typewriter went on sale to the general public in 1873. The Los Angeles Police Department appointed the world's first female police officer, Alice Stebbins, in 1910. In 1935, United States millionaire Howard Hughes flew a plane of his own design at 352.46 mph, establishing an air speed record in 1935.

 

Quotable... "These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve." - President George Bush on yesterday's terrorist attacks against the United States