When a drone (a male honey bee) mates with a queen bee, its abdomen is ripped open during copulation and it dies soon after.

The first automobile race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 71/2 miles per hour.

Napoleon Bonaparte was actually not short. At 5' 7", he was average height for his time.

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