Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 03, 2016
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Reindeer raised for human consumption and Norway are tested for radioactivity due to the Chernobyl disaster- if there too radioactive to eat, they are released into the wild. Suzi Swinehart of Fort Wayne, Indiana, ran 73.3 miles in 12 hours on a treadmill- she stopped to use the restroom, but the clock kept going! Until World War II, residents of New York City all moved apartments on the same day, May 1st!
The history of moving day. February 1st (renters day) the landlord would come around to say what the new rent was so youd use the spring days to find new lodging. On May 1st all leases would end and everyone would move to a new place or reup the new lease price. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Day_(New_York_City)