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The first metered taxi was introduced in 1907. Tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food. Flightless birds, like the penguin, could once fly. In 1900 the average life span in the US was 47. The word fortnight is a contraction of the 2 words 'fourteen nights'. The US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states). Ripening bananas glow an intense blue under black light. A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber of the same size. The $ sign was introduced in 1788. The world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C. reload more facts