Community Magazine July 2014

Most Socks Sorted with One Foot On June 03, 2012,Yui Okada of Japan folded 11 pairs of socks with one foot, setting a new world record. FACTS STATS & Most Wanted Dog Agata, a Golden Labrador, had a $10,000 price on her head in 2004, for having detected more than 660 pounds of drugs in Colombia. First Child to be Mailed A few weeks after the U.S. Postal service was introduced in 1913, an unnamed boy in Ohio was mailed from his parents’ house to his grandparents, just one mile away, for the sum of 15 cents.The practice of mailing children continued throughout 1914 until the Postmaster finally issued an order barring the mailing of human beings via U.S. mail. Largest Dog Biscuit At more than 2,000 times the size of an average dog treat, a biscuit weighing 617 pounds was baked by Hampshire Pet Products in Joplin, Missouri on July 08,2011. It was eventually broken up and distributed to the dogs at the Joplin Humane Society. Tallest Limousine Built by Gary and Shirley Duval, the tallest limousine measures 10 feet 11 inches from the ground to the roof. It has two separate engines and sits on eight monster-truck tires. TAMMUZ 5774 JULY 2014 113