Interesting Facts 45

President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.

Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the first American to have plumbing installed in his house, in 1840.

The first ever TV commercial in the U.S. was for Bulova watches. It aired in 1941 on WNBT, New York, and cost Bulova 9 dollars.

The first city in modern history to reach 1 million people was London in 1811.

New Zealand was the first place in the world to allow women to vote.