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Squash Has Been Played in Philly for 125 Years, a Sports Psychologist Explains Why It’s One of the City’s Best-kept Secrets

Well, it can’t be that much of a secret. Squash has been played for 125 years, and in 2028, it’ll be an Olympic sport. So somebody’s been talking. What’s less known? Philly is home to the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame. We’ve never been. But we’d imagine it’s a pretty short hall.

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**What Happened to Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers After The Wizard of Oz?**

Guess how many sequins are on Dorothy’s slippers. Wrong. Two thousand four hundred. That’s a lot of sequins. But the sparkle count pales next to what they sold for at auction. Take another guess. Wrong again. Twenty-eight million dollars. That’s over $11,000 per sequin.

10 Entrances to Hell You Can Actually Visit

We imagine Hell’s Tourism Board brainstorming ways to attract visitors. The intern pipes up, “Entrances?” Confused silence. “Yeah, uh, like fiery caves, bottomless holes, but make it super Instagrammable, ya know?” See you in hell.

Can You Really Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk on a Hot Day?

We were obviously joking about Hell’s Tourism Board. But this next part? Dead serious. There’s an American Egg Board. And The American Egg Board has a Chef and Director of Innovation. Not sure what all his actual job entails. But today, he’s answering a question we’ve been asking for years. Does the sidewalk get hot enough to fry an egg? Now, if he could settle the whole chicken or the egg debate.