Behind the Name
Halle Berry was born Maria Halle Berry, with her middle name chosen as a tribute to Halle's Department Store, a Cleveland, Ohio, landmark.
Lucky Charm
It was once considered good luck to encounter a goat when traveling to an important meeting as goats were believed to absorb evil or harm.
Still on the Books
In Destin, Fla., it is illegal to sell ice cream in a cemetery.
State Stats
Santa Fe, N.M., is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
Quotable
by Mary Engelbreit, artist and illustrator
"If there's anything half so much fun as being alive, I'd like to know what it is."
Soup's On
The main ingredient in the first bowl of soup ever made, in 6000 BC, was hippopotamus.
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