
Thomas Edison built his first laboratory at the age of 10.

New Horizons carries a CD containing some 435,000 names of people who signed up online to send their names to Pluto.

The idea for Labor Day first became public in 1882. It featured a parade in New York city and was attended by some 20,000 people.

Since 1953, the regional bank Credito Emiliano has accepted curious collateral for small-business loans: giant wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

According to a 2015 Pew Poll, 59% of Americans believed on-line dating was a good way to meet new people.