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Two days of the year, the sunset aligns perfectly with the city streets of Manhattan, illuminating every cross street.

This is called the “Manhattanhenge” and it will happen this year on May 30 and July 12. The name evokes the legendary Stonehenge monument that has befuddled anthropologists for centuries. The idea is that, as is the case with Stonehenge, future anthropologists will try to infer some sort of meaning to the architectural layout of Manhattan. The sunset aligns with many of the Stonehenge structures during the summer solstice. Manhattanhenge has no such celestial significance. The sunset aligns with the grid on Memorial Day and Major League Baseball’s All-Star Break.

You can learn more about Manhattanhenge at the Hayden Planetarium's website (which is not to be confused with the Hayden Panettierium).

At age 29, Kate Middleton is the oldest royal bride to be married for the first time!

Only two women in British history have been older when marrying a king-in-waiting, and both had previously been divorced! The Duchess of Cornwall was 57 years old when married the Prince of Wales back in 2005, while Eleanor of Aquitaine was about 30 years old upon marrying the man who would be King Henry II in the year 1152. To compare to a couple more notable examples, Princess Diana was only 20 years old when she married Middleton’s new father-in-law, and Queen Elizabeth was just 22 when she wed the future George VI (both these women were even younger than both editors of OMGFacts are....OMG!). Throughout much of history, it was quite common for kings and future kings to take teenage brides - after all, who could argue? Robbing the cradle is a king’s divine right!
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An anti-marijuana lawmaker in Rhode Island was recently busted for possession of the drug!

In a case of the utmost hypocrisy, Rhode Island Representative Robert Watson was arrested on April 22nd for driving under the influence of alcohol AND the discovery of marijuana and a wooden marijuana pipe in his vehicle! This comes just two months after claiming that his home state’s legislative policies were okay “if you’re a gay man from Guatemala who gambles and smokes pot.” ...Probably not the best thing to say if you’ve been known to occasionally ‘dance with Mary Jane’ yourself. Perhaps in making that comment Mr. Watson was expressing some sort of personal envy for high-rolling gay Guatemalan gamblers..? Yeah, we doubt it too.
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The Golden Gate Bridge is the most popular suicide destination in the world.

Since its opening back in 1937, well over 1,300 people have plummeted from the iconic bridge to their imminent deaths below in the waters of the San Francisco Bay. The total comes out to around 20 self-murders per year, or one every two weeks.

On a less somber note, the bridge is one of the most BEAUTIFUL structures on Earth! I personally recommend biking across the bridge from Fisherman’s Wharf to Sausalito - soooo much fun. We here at OMGFacts hope that all our readers and non-readers alike leave their hearts (not their lives) in San Francisco.

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Quidditch has grown into a real-life sport!

The game obviously has its origins in the pages of the Harry Potter books, but for we Muggles the real deal began 6 years ago at Middlebury College in Vermont. Now, over 700 different teams exist at high schools and colleges across the country! The grounded version of Quidditch is popular with both wizarding nerds and the more athletic types alike, and can be just as physical as any rugby, lacrosse, or soccer match. Despite being a fantastical game, Quidditch injuries are quite real, ranging anywhere from a broken nose to cracked ribs and a concussion! Concern over the safety of competitors has necessitated more formal regulation of matches, so the International Quidditch Association (yes, it exists) is currently drafting its first-ever referee guidebook and will hold referee training workshops. This evolution of the sport is increasingly important in the face of its ever-growing popularity - the annual Quidditch World Cup last year drew over 20,000 spectators!
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