A glockenspiel is a musical instrument that is like a xylophone. It has a series of metal bars and is played with two hammers.

The banana was officially introduced in 1876 in the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The bananas were wrapped in tinfoil and were sold for 10 cents each.

St. Louis, Missouri was the first U.S. city to host the summer Olympics in 1904.

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