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Mass. Facts: The Battles of Lexington (a brief early morning skirmish where the “shot heard ‘round the world was fired) & Concord (a larger, more organized tactical engagement later that same morning) started in Lincoln on April 19, 1775.

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Mass. Facts: The birthplace of Titleist golf balls, Southeastern Massachusetts’ Acushnet also boasts the oldest Quaker Meetinghouse in the region (built in 1759) and is home to The Creamery, famous for its 70+ ice cream flavors made with 16% butterfat. #MassFacts

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Mass. Facts: Home to the skeletal framed Marblehead Light; Fort Sewall (originally an English stronghold made back in 1634); & the oldest adult softball league in the world (started in 1939), it also is home to the famous painting, “The Spirit of ‘76” by Archibald Willard.

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Mass. Facts: With a population just over 1,000, there is plenty of room for residents to spread out in Monterey. Land area spans about 18,000 acres, with Beartown State Forest gobbling up a whopping 12,000 of them. And 6 miles of the world-famous Appalachian Trail slices through.

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Mass. Facts: Home to one of the premier non-marathon races in the country, over 10K participants descend on the seacoast town in mid-August to run 7 miles from Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights. It was the brainchild of Tommy Leonard (1933-2019), an avid runner & popular bartender.

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Mass. Facts: The Shot Heard ‘Round the World was fired at Concord’s Old North Bridge, kicking off the Revolutionary War. It is home to the Concord grape, developed by Ephraim Bull circa 1850 & in 2012 was the first municipality to ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles.

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Mass. Facts: The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella w/each brow consisting of 500 hairs, one shaft lasting 4 mos. The Mona Lisa appears to be depicted without brows (a sign of purity & nobility in Renaissance Florence)but it is now thought they just faded over time.

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Mass. Facts: The town is famous for the Brewster Flats...when the waters recede over one mile to reveal sandbars, clam beds & tidal pools loaded with sea life - a phenomenon created by the ebb and flow of the daily tides. At night, locals head to the Woodshed for live music.

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Mass. Facts: Incredibly, famed conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte was bested by a warren of rabbits! An organized hunt in July 1807 went awry when domestic hares were acquired for the event. The famished floofs swarmed Bonaparte's party, thinking they were a source of food.

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Mass. Facts: The smallest town on the mainland of Mass. (only Gosnold, an island town off Cape Cod, has fewer people), Monroe incorporated in 1822 & was named for President James Monroe (#5), who was in office at the time. The town takes up just under 11 square miles.

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In 1839, while working w/the Eagle India Rubber Co. in Woburn, Charles Goodyear discovered the process of vulcanization. He accidentally dropped a mixture of rubber & sulfur onto a hot stove. No melting...the substance charred & hardened into a durable, heat-resistant material.

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Mass. Facts: Home to the lowest ZIP code in the contiguous U.S. (01001), Agawam was a destination for amusement park-type fun as far back as 1840. Anne Sullivan, best known for teaching Helen Keller the skills to communicate, was born in the Feeding Hills area in 1866. #MassFacts

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Mass. Facts: On this day, June 8, two heroes on ice were no longer sporting black & gold: Boston Bruin legend Bobby Orr signed with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1976, and the incredible Ray Bourque played his last game in a Colorado Avalanche uniform in 2001. #MassFacts

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Mass. Facts: Rich in colonial history (the town supplied canons cast by Paul Revere to the American Revolution), Stoughton is home to the country’s oldest continuous choral society (240 years) & is famous for its iconic cracker-crust, bar-style pie, available at Town Spa Pizza.

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Mass. Facts: The Normandy American Cemetery is on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach, where troop landings happened on 6/6/1944. Over 9,000 service members are memorialized here (411 heroes f/MA)...a reminder of Pershing’s promise that “time will not dim the glory of their deeds.”

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Mass. Facts: Arlo Gunthrie immortalized the town with his 18-minute-long Thanksgiving anthem, “Alice’s Restaurant,” & Norman Rockwell lived out his last 25 years in the charming Berkshire County spot. Stockbridge still serves as the BSO’s summer home (Tanglewood).

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Mass. Facts: On this day in 1981, Red Sox outfielder, Carl Yastrzemski became the 4th MLB player to reach 3,000 games played (Ty Cobb, Stan Musial & Hank Aaron were the first 3). He would finish his career with a total of 3,308 games; 3,419 hits; 7 Gold Gloves; & a .286 average.

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Mass. Facts: Home to Revere Beach, the oldest public beach in the US & Kelly’s Roast Beef, inventors of the modern roast beef sandwich, Revere was originally called North Chelsea, before being changed to honor American Revolutionary hero, Paul Revere.

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Mass. Facts: No, not these Ritz. Today in 1927, the luxury hotel Ritz-Carlton @ 15 Arlington St. was preparing to open its first US location in Boston. Overlooking the Public Garden, luminaries resting their heads there included Winston Churchill, Amelia Earhart & Duke Ellington.

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Mass. Facts: Incorporated as South Scituate, Norwell did not officially change its name until 1888. This was done to honor Henry Norwell, a merchant who gave money to keep the town’s roads in good condition. Actress Jennifer Coolidge & naturalist Jeff Corwin have called it home.