Every three seconds, a new baby is born.

An artist from Chicago named Dwight Kalb created a statue of Madonna made out of 180 pounds of ham.

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.

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