In 1961, Italian artist Piero Manzoni packed his feces in cans, signed and mounted them, and then sold them as art.

The first automobile race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 71/2 miles per hour.

Sound travels quicker in water than in air.

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