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Fast facts: There are 1,600 known species of starfish in the world. More than 71 million gallons of water pass over Victoria Falls in Africa every minute. In the Netherlands, marijuana is not officially legal, but people are able to buy grass, hashish, loose joints, smoking paraphernalia and seeds in registered "coffee shops." Artist Rembrandt van Rijn painted about 700 pictures. The snail mates only once in its entire life. When it does mate, however, it may take as long as 12 hours.

 

On this date: In 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan passed through the strait, which now bears his name, to the Pacific Ocean. In 1895, the United States' first automobile race premiered as six cars traveled from Jackson Park in Chicago to Waukegan, Ill. The winner received $2,000. In 1905, Arthur Griffith founded the Irish political party Sinn Fein in Dublin. In 1919, Lady Nancy Astor was elected as the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons. In 1922, the first skywriting display showed the words "Hello USA" in the sky over New York City.