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The most common month for birthdays in the U.S.

As the calendar turns to September, maternity wards across America brace for their busiest month. More babies will be born in the next 30 days than any other month, peaking in mid-September. This annual phenomenon reveals intriguing insights about human behavior, holidays, and even biology.

These trees are the tallest beings in the world

In a secluded grove in Northern California stands Hyperion, rising higher than any known living tree on Earth. At 380 feet tall, this giant coast redwood pierces the sky, taller than Big Ben or the Statue of Liberty.

Tough Miners’ Wear to Style Icon: The History of Blue Jeans

Few items feel as timelessly iconic as blue jeans. Their casual aesthetic seamlessly blends into any era, worn by everyone from laborers to rockstars to fashion models. Yet this versatile wardrobe staple wasn’t always mainstream apparel. Jeans began strictly as hardy gear for gritty frontier survival before becoming universal closet necessities over nearly 150 years.

Palm trees are not native to Los Angeles

Swaying gently over the boulevards, palm trees evoke Los Angeles glamour everywhere from Beverly Hills to Venice Beach. Their slender trunks and breezy fronds appear as quintessentially Californian as surfboards and starlets.

There’s only one staffed lighthouse left in the U.S.

TAlong the craggy shores of Little Brewster Island stands a stately tower sending its beacon over the dark waters. Though hundreds of lighthouses dot America's coasts, Boston Light remains special - it's the country's last continuously staffed lighthouse guiding ships through the night.

Maryland’s state sport: Jousting

The clamor of hooves pounding dirt fills the summer air as two riders in glinting armor charge forward, wooden lances tilted. At the moment of impact, cheers erupt from the crowd as splinters explode in a thrilling burst. While this scene may seem fit for a Renaissance fair, it plays out every year at Maryland jousting tournaments that uphold a centuries-old tradition.

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