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- ... that Apollo 17 carried a 6-pound (2.7 kg) explosive charge as part of the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment?
- ... that Edwin Atwater and his brother were the first people to import glass into Canada?
- ... that a former section of U.S. Route 101 was nicknamed the "Bloody Bayshore" for its frequent collisions?
- ... that Gerald Willis, after working as a bus driver at age 15, started a business that earned $2 million per year and built a replica of the Hermitage after watching The President's Lady?
- ... that Ian Begg restored Muckrach Castle after over 200 years without a roof?
- ... that John Jones took a leave of absence just days before succeeding Bob Harlan as chief executive officer of the Green Bay Packers, and ultimately left the team a few months later?
- ... that Missouri's annual Snake Saturday parade originally began in a hotel parking lot with only four floats?