Facts in "Other" Category
#3534 - Other Fact     3  The first transatlantic wedding took place on December 2, 1933.The groom was in Michigan. The bride, in Sweden. The ceremony took seven minutes and cost $47.50. |
| #3535 - Other Fact -3 In the Catholic church, St. Gabriel, an archangel, is the patron saint of telecommunications. |
| #3536 - Other Fact 2 A gator in the road is a huge piece of tire from a blow out on a truck, called a gator because the fly up when a truck runs one over and take out your air lines causing you to lose air and forcing your spring brakes to come on which causes a rather abrupt stop. |
| #3537 - Other Fact -3 In 1997 a Menorah was built in Latrun, near the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway. It was more than 60-feet tall, weighed 17 metric tons, and took up an area of 600-square meters. A rabbi was lifted in a crane each night of the holiday to light the candles on the menorah, which was made of metal pipes. |
| #3538 - Other Fact 1 Before settling on the name of Tiny Tim for his character in "A Christmas Carol", three other alliterative names were considered by Charles Dickens. They were: Little Larry, Puny Pete and Small Sam. |
| #3539 - Other Fact 0 Kwanzaa has seven basic symbols, which represent values and concepts reflective of African culture. |
| #3540 - Other Fact -7 - Mazao: Fruits, Nuts, and Vegetables |
| #3541 - Other Fact -10 - Mkeka: Place Mat |
| #3542 - Other Fact -5 - Vibunzi: Ear of Corn |
| #3543 - Other Fact -7 - Mishumaa Saba: The Seven Candles |
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