50 summer facts that will make you even more excited for the season

There is so much more for the summer months than sun, sweat and pleasure.


What will not love summer? The sun came out, the flowers are blooming and we can finally leave our winter jackets at home. But if you need more of a push to enter thespirit was, Continue reading. These pieces of trivia you would be ready to face the heat with the enthusiasm of eight in a water park. Interesting Tidbits on hot metal to the most fabulous festivals that take place during these months, these are all made of the reasons why this is the best season of the year.

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Thisis possible to fry eggs on the sidewalk.

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Have you ever been told that if it gets pretty hot in the summer, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk? Well, it's true! In 2015, when he hit a scorching 44 degrees Celsius or about 111 degrees Fahrenheit in Perth, Australia, a man successfully fried some eggs using heat that had collected on the pavement,according Delish. Certainly, he used a pan, which is understandable considering he had to eat what was prepared!

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There is aGame Of ThronesTour "pirate" to a California beach.

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"If you have even an ounce Swashbuckling mind, you can not explore the sides of the cliff eroded always Laguna and filled canyon trail Cavern without dreaming of pirates", the RavetteVisit the website of Laguna Beach. The landscape around the Victoria beach specifically a dramatic atmosphere because of the picturesque tower,As buzzfeed News Notes, That the area looks like something out of the fantastic HBO drama. Granted, the history of the structure is not as glamorous. Built in 1926 for a senator appointedWilliam E. BrownThis is actually a staircase that was used to go down to the beach at the base of magnificent cliffs (so dangerously steep).

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Monarch butterflies spend the summer in North America before migrating south.

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Anyone who likes walking in fields filled with flowers or spend time gardening in their garden will probably that summer is the best time to spot butterflies.Monarch butterfliesWith their wings, orange and black, spend the summer months in North America beforeSouth migration (Or sometimes west) for the winter. You can evenFollow their journey To see if they pass through your neighborhood!

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There are holiday related to picnic in August.

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During the spring, therePicnic cherry blossom in Japan. And Argentina, is the tradition of Christmas picnic. However, if you prefer to dine outside in the summer, you'll be delighted to discover that there are holiday-related picnic in August, thanks to Australia. A tradition that is part of the territory of the North "since at least the late 1800s," according tonational today,Picnic Day takes place the first Monday of the month. (Granted, August is not summer in Australia, but you can celebrate the holidays where you are, if you wish.)

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A feediver record can hold his breath for nearly 25 minutes.

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Swimming is a classic summer pastime that can be both invigorating and relaxing. However, some who take their efforts submarines to the extreme. just takeBudimir Sobat, for example. In March 2021, the Croatian Freediver, aged 56 at the time, put aGuinness World Record After holding his breath for an incredible 24 minutes and 37.36 seconds. "While I do my maximum static apnea [a gasp technique], I closed eyes and all I'm focused on is trying to hear my heartbeat, "said the diver." Once I heard it, I became calm and ready to fight time. "

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The greater spoon of ice cream has never weighed more than 3000 pounds.

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Did you know that July isMonth National Ice Cream? This is the perfect time to indulge in good cake, even though you would need a huge appetite to controlbiggest scoop ever, Who weighed a belly-breaking 3,010 pounds. Created byKemps DairyIn Cedarburg, Wisconsin as part of its 100th anniversary, the Scoop was held 5'6 "high, extending from 6'2" wide and consisted of about 733 ice cream containers. What flavor, do you ask? Strawberry, which means it was a pretty pink and seemed as good as it was surely tasted!

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About 100,000 storms occur each year in the United States and occur the most during the summer.

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Summer pays attention to sunny days and temperatures. However,Thunderstorms occur very often During the summer, especially in the afternoon and evenings.How trick worksExplain that this is due to the fact that the storms need moisture and "hot air rising fast" in order to grow. Because of this, "it makes sense that they would happen more often" during warmer summer months ", especially in wetlands such as southeastern United States."

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Frisbee went from being played with an empty pie box to be a complete sport.

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Children and adult fun loving people have been playing with Frisbees for years. But although the wham-o toy society started producing frisbies in 1957,History.com Note that the history of Frisbee started in Bridgeport, Connecticut, whereWilliam Frisbie opened the Frisbie tart company in 1871. "University students would play with empty pie boxes, which promptedWalter Frederick Morrison andWarren Franscioni Create the "flying saucer" in 1948. After many subsequent incarnations, Frisbee is now aOrganized sport This can be rather competitive.

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You can watch loose bears until you become the Fat Bear Week Champion.

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The fact that the bears are capable of hibernation through the winter is a marvel of nature. But what helps them to survive these cold months and without food is that they are packing on the books during the summer. Fortunately for us,Explore.com There are live streams from Katmai National Park of Alaska, which allow viewers around the world to watch brown bears walking around the river, feeding on salmon, to fight with each other and even frider Water with their little ones. Keep an eye on the bear that puts the most weight because they could be considered champion (scandnoply) ofFat Bear Week.

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Sunshine improves your brain function.

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It's not secret that Sunshine proposesMultiple health benefitsAnd many of them are mental. According to the research of the University of Liège in Belgium (viaThe independent), "Human brains work better in summer." After having volunteers work on the attention and memory tests at different times throughout the year,Researchers have discovered This "cerebral activity culminated in the summer on the task of attention ..." So if you have a crucial task, you may want to program it for July or August.

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Americans eat enough hot-dogs on July 4th to expand from Washington, D.c. to Los Angeles five times.

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It's more than 150 million (!) Hot Dogs, according to theNational Council of Hot Dog and Sausage. And between the commemorative day and the Labor Day, the Americans consume a number of 7 billion hot dogs, ie 818 each second.

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The term "Dog Days of Summer" comes from astronomy.

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This sentence was not inspired by lethargic and overheated puppies. The "dog" in question is Sirius the dog's star, which rises in the sky at the end of July in the context of the constellation of the Grande Dog, according toNational Geographic. For the Greeks and Romans, "dog days" indicated the hottest period of the year, a period that has been said to bring fever and other types of disasters.

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The largest cruise ship in the world is the length of four football fields.

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The largest ship in the world, Royal CaribbeanHarmony of the seas, consists of 18 bridges and is about 1,200 feet long. A football playground is 100 meters away, which is 300 feet, which makes the vessel four times the grass size where your favorite team plays!

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Humans are scientifically proven to be happier in summer.

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If you notice yourself more shredder in the hottest months, you are certainly not alone. For a 2011 study published in the journalScienceThe researchers examined the tweets of about 2.4 million people around the world for two years. They found that when the change of daylight was positive (that is, the approach of the summer solstice), people have posted significant significant tweets that when the day change was negative ( That is, the approach of the winter solstice).

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The longest barbecue on the record lasted 80 hours.

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No matter your epic your summer barbecue, it probably can not beat the longest ever possible. Over 80 hours (or 3.3 days), grillasterJan Greef From Columbus, Georgia, prepared 1,000 hot-dogs, 558 hamburgers, 526 Boeperwors (South African sausage), 104 pieces of chicken and 200 pieces of corn. He defined the record on April 27, 2014, according toGUINNESS WORLD RECORDS.

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There is an annual submarine music festival in the keys of Florida.

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There are many music festivals to check in summer. But if you want to experiment with something really unique, so head to theUnderwater music festival In Loe Key Reef in Florida. Held Every year for more than three decades, the festival includes a preset radio playlist that is broadcast live from submarine speakers to an audience of divers and divers.

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The number of whales spotted near New York has increased by 540% since 2010.

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And it's really,really good thing. Thanks to cleaner waters, resulting fromSeveral environmental policies-Paire the law on clean water, the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act - the number of whales (mainly bump) spotted in New York waters increased by only Five observations in 2010 to 272 in 2018, by non-profit goalGotham whale.

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One of the most beautiful meteor showers of the year peaks in mid-August.

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If you are an Avid Stargazer, you will be delighted to learn that the most visible annual Annual Meteor shower takes place in the summer, according toNasa. Active between July 14th and August 24, the Perséids Picks shower in mid-August. At that time, up to 100 meteors devoid of an hour at a speed of 37 miles per second. The Perseids are better perceived in the northern hemisphere during the hours of pre-Dawn, you may want to plan an early adventure in the morning to get the best look!

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The Eiffel Tower gets six inches larger in summer.

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If you want to see the Eiffel Tower in all its glory, you may want to direct you to Paris in summer. It is because the 1,062 feet monument is greater than six inches larger in heat, thanks to a thermal expansion, which causes the growth literally of the iron structure, according to theLos Angeles Times. But be sure to go during the day if you want the greatest experience, because once the sun goes down, the tower begins to shrink again.

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The biggest bonfire was 14 stories in height.

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It takes skills to build a successful fire - or maybe just aparcel Lighter fluid - but you would need to be a real pro to illuminate one that could top be the biggest fire of joy never recorded. On June 25, 2016, after three months of construction, the largest joyful fire in the world was lit in Ålesund, Norway. It burned for two days and reaches a height of 155 feet and 5.9 inches, according toGUINNESS WORLD RECORDS.

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There are more than 300 varieties of watermelon.

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Did you know that there are 30 different watermelon types, not to mention 300? It is according to theMelon card. The most popular types include seeded, seedlings and mini waterpaints, which all present a familiar and rose-red interior. But all watermelons are not of this color - there are also yellow and orange varieties.

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More babies are born in the summer than any other period of the year.

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Summer is not just a wedding season - it's also the first time for birthdays. According to the 2017 data of theCenters for Disaster Control and Prevention(CDC), August is the most popular anniversary month, with 12.7% of the anniversaries of the year. September, June and July arrive second and third (yes, there is a tie here), with 12.8%, 12.1% and 12.1%, respectively.

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The port of Lexis Hibiscus Port Dickson Resort has a 643 record pools.

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Many hotels offer pools, but the port of Lexis Hibiscus Port Dickson Resort of Malaysia has 643 from its! According toResearch recognized byGUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, which only considers pools of more than 4.9 feet of 6.5 feet, Lexis Hibiscus offers the largest reserve of any seaside resort in the world. It's probably because every villa (pictured above) has its own private place to dive.

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The number of sea turtle nests in Florida increased by more than 85,000% over the past 40 years.

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If you head to some beaches this summer, you are more likely to see a baby turtle. This is because the figures of these animals are largely thanks to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. In 1979, there were 62 nests of North Atlantic North Turtles in Florida. By 2017, this number had climbed to 53 102, according to theCENTER OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

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There is enough water in an Olympic pool to take 9,400 baths.

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Consider this: Olympic pools contain about660,000 gallons of water, while the average bath contains about 70. This means that if you had to drain an Olympic pool and use it to fill your bathtub, you would be gone in baths for the next 25 years (assuming you take a bath by day).

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There is a 100-year midnight baseball game tradition in Alaska.

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Since 1906, Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks has marked the summer solstice with an annual baseball match. Known as theMidnight Sun gameThe bullet game starts at 10:30. and extends until midnight. However, it is not necessary to turn on the field because the area experiments nearly 24 hours of light during the summer months.

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You can spend the night in a historic lighthouse looking for the Pacific Ocean.

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Anyone who loves the sea may want to book one night or two at theHead Headlight HEECETA On the coast of the central Oregon (it is a picture of this one above). The lighthouse has helped navigate in the Pacific Ocean since 1894 and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1973. Today, visitors can stay in six different rooms in the cottages of Lightkeeper. Outside, they can enjoy a breathtaking view, because the lighthouse is perched on a cliff about 205 feet above the ocean.

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There is a World Margarita Championship held every August in Arizona.

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Plan a trip to Tucson, Arizona in early August to attend theMargarita World Championship. The event promises to be "an unforgettable evening of animated cocktail competitions, world-class margaritas tastings and tequilas, southwestern cuisine, and more." Participants can vote for their favorite margarita for the "price of choice of the people", but a panel of expert judges chooses the official world champion.

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The only way to reach the only underwater hotel in the world is to dive.

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Located in the key lagoon Key Largo Undersea Park in Florida,Jules' SOUSSEA LODGE is only accessible to divers. Fortunately, the hotel offers training to all those who wish to visit their unusual accommodation, which are sitting at 21 feet underwater on the floor of the lagoon. Once you are overwhelmed up in your suite, you will appreciate a seating area, a fully equipped kitchen and rooms with outdoor fish views.

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The largest surf surf collection in the world includes about 650 board tips.

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For some surfers, the thrill consists of catching the waves. But forDonald Dettloff Maui, surfingboards are just as exciting. In 2009, Dettloff defined the world record for the largest collection of overlooks, according toGUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. Even better? You can visit them. Dettloff File to each of his 647 boards at a fence at his house (it's a piece of this one above), a practice he began in 1990 to prevent them from blowing in a hurricane.

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In 1816, the planet did not experience summer experience.

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You could appreciate our hot and sunny weather a little more when you discover that two centuries two centuries ago, there was a "year without summer", according toUnited States today. In 1816, after a vast volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia produced enough dust, ashes and sulfur dioxide to partially harm the earthly atmosphere, the whole planet had a temperature drop and other conditions. winter, such as snow in June and frost in August.

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Popsexicles have been invented by accident.

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If an ice cream popsicle is your summer trendy, you have an 11-year-old boy thanking. According toNPR, snacks were invented by accident, with young people's courtesyFrank Epperson From San Francisco in 1905. As the story happens, Epperson had mixed a sweet soda powder with water and let it out at night.

The gale mixture - and it did not take long for Epperson to realize that he made a delicious mistake. He started selling "Epysicles" around his neighborhood and then at an amusement park nearby in 1923. He finally asked for a patent in 1924. The rest, as they say, is the story.

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Every summer, we surpass ourselves during cinematographic box records year after year.

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While the 2020 summer blockbuster season has disappeared through COVID, the hearings broke records until this point. The total summer shot of 2019 was$ 4.8 billion, an increase of 11% of two years ago.

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The largest inflatable pool toy in the world was a swan that was 70 feet high.

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These days you can buy a pool float in shape just about everything. Water toys are no longer reserved for children; They come in a range of forms, lobster and ducks with lawyers and pizza. However, the largest float never recorded looked like a blue swan. In 2017, AT & T and iHeartradio created the largest inflatable pool toy of all time, which measured 70.52 of 50.31 from 54.41 feet, according toGUINNESS WORLD RECORDS.

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A special type of bluefish fire instead of white.

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Lucioles Spotting is one of the highlights of summer. If you happen to be in the south of the Appalaches, you might be able to catch a glimpse of aFirio Ghost-And you will know if you see it, because it will shine a unique blue-green hue, instead of standard white.

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It is possible to visit the 30 Major League Baseball Stages within 30 days.

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If you do not mind spending a lot of time in the car, you can realize visiting all 30 Stades Major League Baseball in a 30-day road trip. To help people plan their travels,Harvard Analyst Ben Blatt created aalgorithm Taking the schedules of the teams into account to find the shortest possible route. When schedules are not considered, the fastest travel start possible with a visit to Los Angeles Dodgers, moves south by Texas, then the east coast and west towards Los Angeles to see the Angels of Los Angeles.

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Adults can participate in a sleep camp away for only a few hundred dollars.

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If you want to relive the pleasure of the Sleepaway camp as an adult or if you missed in your you totally young people can! For less than $ 500, you can attend the weekNew England Adult Music Camp. Looking for a more traditional camp experience? To verifyCamp no councilor, Which offers many activities for Outdoorsy $ 800.

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The record for the most people doing the sand angels simultaneously is 1387.

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You may have done an angel in the snow during the winter, but have you ever done an angel of sand during the summer? June 10, 2017, 1387 people did just only on the public beach Stearns on Lake Michigan, theA World Record For most people who are at the same time sand angels.

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The longest lazy river in the world is near a mile long.

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Want to take a tour around the longest lazy river in the world? You will need to set aside about an hour. It's the time it takes to end the 3/4-mile loop atBsr cable park in Waco, Texas.

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Hawaii welcomes the largest international ukulele festival.

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Since its inception in 1971, theUkulele Festival Hawaii attracted about 20,000 people each year. And it's not just Hawaiians who participate-ukelele artists from around the world attends and at the Festival to keep the art of alive ukelele. The centerpiece of the celebration is a Ukelele group of more than 800 musicians!

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War tug was once an Olympic sport.

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If someone at your next summer barbecue offers to play war tug, you can tell them that the game has already been presented at the Olympics. "Appearing for the first time at the Paris Games in 1900, the war tug survived the program until the 1920 Antwerp Games," according toTime. "Official rules stipulates that a team of eight men had to pull their opponents six feet to win. Apparently, the British were the team to beat; They won two gold medals and a silver medal in the years, the sport was played.

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The hottest days of the year occur between July 15 and July 31 in the United States in

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The different parts of the country are experiencing different types of time. But one thing most regions have in common is the time of the year, they see their more torrid days. According toNational Oceans and Atmosphere AdministrationMost places in the American continental zone know their hottest days between July 15 and July 31.

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Spend time in nature is proven to improve your mood.

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Another reason you are probably happier in summer? There are many more opportunities to go out in nature. A 2015 study published in the journalLandscape and urban planning have found that when people have a 50-minute walk in a natural environment (as opposed to another urban), they felt happier and experienced anxiety levels decreased. So go ahead, use the hotter time as an excuse to go to your nearest park or green space for a mood stroll stimulate.

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Americans drink billions of glazed tea glasses a year.

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According toTea associationThe Americans consumed 3.8 billion liters of tea in 2020 and about 75 to 80 percent of it was ice variety. Ice tea has become popular in the United States after in the 1904 World Expo in Saint-Louis. It was the anniversary of the yearRichard Blechynden Putting its hot tea on the ice to cool the help of participants to the overheated fair.

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There is a national register of impressive trees.

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In 1940, the American Forestry Association (nowAmerican Forest) Launched a campaign to locate the largest trees in the country. They asked the public to submit the candidacy of large trees in their region and added the trees to the National Champion Tree Registry. Today, this registry still exists. You canSearch for a big tree near you, or name you in your opinion.

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The country's most busy water park attracts the same number of people each year as the population of Houston, Texas.

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In 2013, the Typhoon lagoon at Walt Disney World in Florida attracted more people than any other park, according to theAttendance report of global attractions. Their total counting of visitors, 2.1 million, is just a little bit about the total population of Houston, Texas (2.3 million).

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The longest line of gardening flamingos of 1,500 birds!

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Those who appreciate an external aesthetic of Kitschy will probably be delighted with theLong line of garden flamingos never assembled. On June 21, 2018, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy in Buffalo, New York, set up 1,500 fabulously flaming fake birds.

Once the folder is obtained, all flamingo are "available for adoption". Those who have not found new houses have been collected by a recycling business that intended to melt and turn them into banks for local public parks.

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The largest bikini parade included more than 1,000 participants.

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On August 19, 2012, 1,085 people aged six to 60, put two-room swimsuits to participate in the largest bikini parade of all time, according toGUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. Organized by the Municipal Government of Huludao in Huloda City, China, the Swimwear Line - Swimsuit participants tend to tangle 1.1 km.

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Fruit getsmanner cheaper in summer.

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Fresh fruits are a little cheaper once the temperatures increase. According toDepartment of Agriculture of the United StatesStrawberries cost about $ 3.17 per book in December 2018 and only $ 1.94 per book in June; Similarly, lemons cost $ 2.40 in December 2018 and only $ 2.12 in June. Fruits like apricots, blueberries, melon, cherries and corn are also in season (and often cheaper) in summer.

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You could enjoy the summer almost all year long thanks to different hemispheres.

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It's true, pleasure should not end! The Northern Hemisphere suffered in the summer between June and August (with it sometimes extending in September) while the summer in the southern hemisphere begins in December and lasts until March. This means that if you are ready and able to move every few months, you could enjoy the summer almost all year!

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