Facts for Oct. 24th

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Edward Johnson introduced electric Christmas lights outside his home in New York in 1882. Johnson also worked on the invention of the light bulb with Thomas Edison.

The Chinese tie animals to calendar years because according to myth, Buddha invited all the animals on Earth to visit him on New Year's Day, but only 12 arrived. They were the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, and the pig. As a reward, Buddha honored each of these animals with a year of their own.

The first trick-or-treaters were Christians. As a challenge to Halloween, the Roman Catholic Church places All Saints Day on Nov. 1 and on that day, Christians went from village to village begging for soul cakes (a mixture of bread and currants). One cake bought one prayer for the souls of the donor's departed relatives.

The phrase "shell out" as a demand for payment comes from the shelling of dried peas or corn, which was once a currency of commercial exchange among the poor.

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Additional facts for Oct 24

My Benelli Super Black Eagle II will shoot every shot in the magazine before the first hull hits the ground (5 shots.....)

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Originally Posted by Rookie Pix

Additional facts for Oct 24

My Benelli Super Black Eagle II will shoot every shot in the magazine before the first hull hits the ground (5 shots.....)

Exact time please......milliseconds.....