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Where was golf first played in the US?

Where was golf first played in the US?

It is thought that the first organized golf played in America was on Harleston Green, undeveloped pastureland near the corner of Pitt and Bull streets. In 1743, Charleston merchant David Deas received a shipment of 432 golf balls and ninety-six clubs from Scotland.

What’s the record for most simultaneous songs in the Billboard Hot 100?

Drake currently holds the Billboard record for having the most songs simultaneously in the Hot 100 charts with 20. This came after the release of his album Views. As far as music groups, not solo artists, Migos currently holds the record with 14 songs simultaneously in the Hot 100 after the release of their album Culture II.

What bird lays the largest egg?

The largest egg on record weighed 2.589 kg (5 lb 11.36 oz) and was laid by an ostrich (Struthio camelus) at a farm owned by Kerstin and Gunnar Sahlin (Sweden) in Borlänge, Sweden, on 17 May 2008.

Who built and flew first airplane with an engine?

On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane.

What does it mean when you knock on wood?

Knocking on wood used to be a way of warding off suspected impending bad luck, and now it’s used as a tongue-in-cheek sort of phrase for when someone has had a lot of good luck, meaning that the person should be careful to avoid the bad luck which may follow.

What is Cap’n Crunches real name?

Cap’n Crunch, of the cereal box, full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch. He’s also been called out for only having the bars of a Navy commander, but the so-called cap’n held his ground on Twitter, arguing that captaining the S. S. Guppy with his crew “makes an official Cap’n in any book!”

What is the Italian Risorgimento?

The Risorgimento was an ideological and literary movement that helped to arouse the national consciousness of the Italian people, and it led to a series of political events that freed the Italian states from foreign domination and united them politically.

How large is an oil barrel?

One barrel contains 42 gallons of crude oil from which, in the U.S., typically 19 gallons of gasoline are produced.

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