In 1997, the record for the highest skydive by a dog at 4,572 feet was established by a dog named Brutus.

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.

Beethoven dipped his head in cold water before he composed.

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