The biggest pumpkin the world weighs 1,337.6 pounds.

Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".

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.

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