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Here we are again with strange and unusual factoids about the merry, blustery month of May. This is the second in the monthly series about strange facts about the months we live in. If you read the first May trivia blurb, here is the next one full of more weird trivia, you probably didn’t know!

Did you know?

1.     Babies born in May average weighing 200 grams more than babies born in any other month of the year. [ Must be the Easter candy.]

2.     The first U. S. military soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on May 13th, 1913.

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3.     Two U.S. Presidents were born in the month of May. John F. Kennedy was one (May 29, 1917) is one? Who was the other? Do you know?

4.     On May 1st, 1888 – - the mysterious and ever creative Nikola Tesla was granted a patent for “electrical transmission of power”:

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5.     On May 5, 1809 Mary Kies was the first woman given a patent. It was for a process of “weaving straw with silk of thread”.

6.     May 13th is celebrated as “Frog Jumping Day” in honor of Mark Twain.

7.     The first U.S. Medical College opened it doors on May 3rd, 1765…in Philadelphia.

8.     Did you know the infamous pirate Captain Blood tried to steal the British Crown Jewels on May 9th, 1671?

9.     Not too long ago….on May 10th, 1994, Nelson Mandela became the President of South Africa.

10.                         The great British runner Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile on May 6th, 1954.

11.                         Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on May 30th, 1431.

12.                         Do you know which mega blockbuster Science Fiction movie opened May 25, 1977?  [Star Wars]

13.                         Can you name the Yankee baseball star whose continuous game record (2,130) ended on May 2, 1939?  [Lou Gehrig]

14.                         Bonnie & Clyde the 1930’s bank robbers were gunned down on May 23, 1934. Do you were they met their deadly fate?

15.                         On May 14th, 1904 the first Olympic Games were held on U.S. soil in the city of St Louis.