The “dog days of summer” are named after the star Sirius.

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Women were the first beer brewers.

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Why Marathons Are Exactly 26.2 Miles

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In 1892, Samoa had July 4 two days in a row.

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Pepsi once technically had the world’s sixth-largest naval fleet.

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While president, Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding.

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