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Jousting has been the official state sport of Maryland since 1962. GRACKED.COM The sport was brought to the state from En- gland, thanks to the in- fluence of colonial Maryland's first gover- nor, Cecil Calvert. — Source

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There is a registry for really, really big trees. GRACKED COM In 1940, the American Forestry Association asked the public to nomi- nate large trees in their area and added those trees to the National Reg- ister of Champion Trees. — Source

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New Zealanders have more pets per household than any other country. GRACKED COM 68% of households in the country have a pet, which is more than any other nation in the world. The US still beats out every country with the total number of dogs and cats, at 69,929,000 and 74,059,000 respectively. — Source

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It's heat, not sun, that ripens tomatoes. CRACKED.COM Cornell University notes that light conditions have very little to do with ripening. The ор- timum temperature for rip- ening tomatoes is 70 to 75F, any hotter and ripen- ing actually slows down. — Source

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Ukrainian soldiers uncovered 4th century urns while they were digging defense trenches. GRACKED.COM Soldiers with the Ukrainian 126th Territorial Defense found the tall, bot- tle-necked jars along with some ceramic shards. The amphorae have been dated to the fourth or fifth centu- ries C.E. — Source

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