Random Fun Facts

-Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers

-When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red

-A flock of crows is called a murder

-Cherophobia is the fear of fun

-Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females

-Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun

-The person who invented the Frisbee was cremated and made into Frisbee's after he died

-During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools

-Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they were called “trailers”

-An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it

-In 2015, more people were killed from injuries caused by taking a selfie than by shark attacks

-A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven

-Hitler’s mother considered abortion but the doctor persuaded her to keep the baby

-The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal

-About 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments each year

-Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman

-The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665

-Birds don’t urinate

-The Twitter bird actually has a name – Larry

-Slugs have 4 noses

-The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world

-California has issued 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ

-George W. Bush was once a cheerleader

-Strawberries can also be yellow, green or white. This also affects the taste and some have a similar taste to pineapples

-Every year more than 2500 left-handed people are killed from using right-handed products

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Missed Abandoned or demolished Amusement Parks of New England

Missed Abandoned or demolished Amusement Parks of New England

Massachusetts

Jolly Cholly's Funland, North Attleborough

King's Castle Land, Whitman
Lakeview Park, Dracut 
Lincoln Park, Worcester
Merrimac Park, Methuen
Mountain Park, Holyoke 
Norumbega Park, Auburndale
Paragon Park, Hull
Pirate's Park, Salisbury
Pleasure Island, Wakefield 
Shaheen's Fun-O-Rama, Salisbury
Whalom Park, Lunenburg
White City, Shrewsbury
Wonderland Amusement Park, Revere

Lincoln Park, Dartmouth 
                          


Connecticut
Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport
Savin Rock Amusement Park, West Haven

Rhode Island
Crescent Park, East Providence
Enchanted Forest, Hopkinton
Highland Orchards, North Scituate
Vanity Fair, East Providence

Rocky Point Amusement Park, Warwick
  

New Hampshire
Benson's Wild Animal Farm / New England Playworld,Hudson - now a public park and nature area
Pine Island Park, Manchester- now a public playground, nature trail, and private property
Surf Coaster USA, Weirs Beach

Vermont

None

Brands and Products we Miss from the 90's

Nokia

Cingular

Fubu

Orbitz (The drink)

Phat Farm

Pepe Jeans

Tommy Hilfiger

Lisa Frank

Trapper Keeper

Pogs

Tamagotchi

Squeeze its

Koosh Balls

Fairs in New England

Barnstable County Fair (MA)
July 17- 23, 2017

Topsfield Fair (MA)
September 29 - October 9, 2017

Fryeburg Fair (ME)
October 1 - October 8, 2017

Washington County Fair (RI)

August 16 - 20, 2017

Vermont State Fair (VT - obviously)
August 15 - 19, 2017

Durham Fair (CT)
September 21 - 24, 2017

Deerfield Fair (NH)
September 28 - October 1, 2017

The Big E (MA)
September 15 - October 1, 2017

Westport Fair (MA)
July 12 - 16, 2017

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Free Fun Fridays

Free Fun Fridays

Highland Street 2017 Free Fun Fridays schedule:

          

JUNE 23
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Mary Baker Eddy Library
The Sports Museum
Clark Art Institute
The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home
Worcester Art Museum
Peabody Essex Museum
The Discovery Museums

JUNE 30
Boston Children’s Museum
MIT Museum
Norman Rockwell Museum
Springfield Museums
EcoTarium
Maritime Gloucester
New Bedford Whaling Museum
The Gardens at Elm Bank (Massachusetts Horticultural Society)

JULY 7
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Amelia Park Children’s Museum
Falmouth Museums on the Green
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Children’s Museum in Easton
The Hall at Patriot Place

JULY 14
Edward M. Kennedy Institute
The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
Edward Gorey House
Museum of Russian Icons
Cape Ann Museum

JULY 21
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
Tanglewood
Boston Athenaeum
The Museum of the NCAAA
Fruitlands Museum, The Trustees
Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History
Lynn Museum
Hancock Shaker Village
Sandwich Glass Museum

JULY 28
JFK Presidential Library and Museum
Commonwealth Museum
Arnold Arboretum
The Eric Carle Museum
Berkshire Theatre Group
Historic Deerfield
Cape Cod Museum of Art
Wenham Museum
Tower Hill Botanic Garden

AUGUST 4
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Old State House
The Greenway Carousel
Fort Devens Museum
Children’s Museum at Holyoke
International Volleyball Hall of Fame
The Old Manse, The Trustees
JFK Hyannis Museum

AUGUST 11
Franklin Park Zoo
Fuller Craft Museum
Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Worcester Historical Museum
Griffin Museum of Photography
Fitchburg Art Museum
Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Smith College Museum of Art
Naumkeag, The Trustees

AUGUST 18
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (ICA)
Old Sturbridge Village
Freedom Trail® Foundation
Buttonwoods Park Zoo
Cape Cod Children’s Museum
Concord Museum
Berkshire Museum
Emily Dickinson Museum

AUGUST 25
Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park
USS Constitution Museum
Plimoth Plantation
MASS MoCA
Nantucket Whaling Museum
The Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River
Museum of African American History
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Heritage Museums and Gardens