St. Louis, Missouri was the first U.S. city to host the summer Olympics in 1904.

The spider used in the 2002 movie Spider-Man was a Steatoda spider, not a black widow. The spider was given anaesthesia, and was then painted blue and red.

In 2003, a 6-year-old from Naples, FL was ticketed for not having a permit for her lemonade stand.

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