The Milky Way got its name because the Greek goddess Hera pulled a breastfeeding Hercules off of her boob and milk sprayed across the galaxy.
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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts
When Spanish classical guitarist Andres Segovia was asked why he recorded a piece of music at an unusually fast tempo, he replied there had not been room on the 78rpm for him to play it more slowly
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts
Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the automatic machine gun, spent so much time test-firing his guns that he became completely deaf. His son Hiram Percy Maxim eventually invented the silencer, but too late to save his father’s hearing.
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts
In 1921 there were 14 million telephones in the US & Canada. On August 4th all of them were simultaneously silenced by the telephone companies for one minute. This was done as a mark of respect for the telephone inventor Alexander Graham-Bell on the day of his funeral.
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts
1913 The world’s first drive-in service stationopened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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