Quotable
by Judy Garland
"Be a first - rate version of yourself, not a second - rate version of someone else."
Before Fame
Charles Schulz, the American cartoonist best known for his "peanuts" comic strip, had every cartoon he submitted rejected by his high school yearbook staff. Later on, Walt Disney wouldn't hire him.
The Philly File
Londoner Benjamin Jackson produced the country's first mustard in 1768 in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. He was also a chocolate maker.
State Stats
The Hawaiian island of Lanai once produced 75 percent of the world's pineapples.
Easy Flight
Vultures can soar for hours without one beat of their wings.
Still On The Books
In Marion, Ore., it is illeagal to eat a doughnut while walking backwards on a city street.
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