The Popsicle was invented by 11 year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He left his drink outside with a stir stick in it and he noticed that it had frozen. He applied for a patent in 1923 and named it "Epsicle." The name was later changed to Popsicle.

Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid.

The jaguar, the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere, once lived all over the southern US.

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