1 July

 10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 1st July:

1. In 1915, the first nude scene in a film was first shown to audiences. Australian actress Annette Kellerman stripped in Daughter of the Gods.
2. In 1911, Polish biochemist Casimir Funk first used the word 'vitamins' to describe certain chemicals required for a healthy diet. The word derives from the Latin word for life, "vita", and ammonia derivatives, "amine".
3. In 1982, Kosmos 1383, the first search and rescue satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union in co-operation with the USA and France; it was the first satellite equipped to pick up distress signals from planes and ships.
4. Trolley buses began running in London, in Kingston and Twickenham on this date in 1931. They ran on Electricity from an overhead cable, but unlike trams, didn’t need rails in the road. They ran until 1962.
5. The Tour de France was held for the first time on this date in 1903. The winner of the first tour was the French cyclist Maurice Garin.
6. In 2003, the congregation of the First Baptist Church in Forest, Ohio were listening to a visiting evangelist who declared: “God’s voice often sounds like thunder”. At that very moment, the church was struck by Lightning.
7. In 1842 It became illegal in Britain to apprentice a chimney sweep under the age of 16.
8. In 1987, 25,000 people in the US over the age of 100 celebrated the first Centenarians Day.
9. In 1200, Sunglasses were invented in China to conceal the Eyes of judges in court.
10. In 1929, Elzie Segar created Popeye, the spinach-loving cartoon sailor.

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