1. First City to Pave a Concrete Road
2. Home to the Ice Cream Soda
3. Supplied 75% of liquor during Prohibition
4. First Ever News Radio Broadcast
5. Only Floating Post Office in the U.S.
6. Largest Island Park Within a City
7. Only City From Which One Can Look South to Canada
8. Great Salt Mines Lie Beneath
9. Birthplace of Techno
10. Sports Capital of the Midwest
According to eLoveThisCity.com
1. Barbie has had more than 108 careers, including astronaut and rock star in the same year (1986).
2. The best-selling Barbie doll ever was 1992 Totally Hair Barbie, with hair from the top of her head to her toes.
3. Ken and Barbie broke up on Valentine’s Day in 2004 after being together for more than 43 years.
4. Approximately 105 million yards of fabric have been used in making clothing for Barbie (and friends), making Mattel one the largest apparel manufacturers in the world.
5. The first Barbie doll sold for $3.00.
6. Barbie’s first boyfriend, Ken, debuted in 1961. He was named after the son of Mattel founders Ruth and Elliot Handler.
7. Barbie’s first pet was a horse named Dancer. Her 49 other pets have included dogs, horses, ponies, cats, a parrot, a chimpanzee, a panda, a lion cub, a giraffe, and a zebra.
8. Barbie has four sisters: Skipper (1964), Stacie (1992), Kelly (1995), and Krissy (1995).
9. Andy Warhol created a silkscreen portrait of Barbie in 1985. It is owned by Mattel and is currently hanging in the 3,500-square-foot “Malibu Dreamhouse” decorated by Jonathan Adler
10. Barbie is from Willows, Wisconsin and attended Willows High School.
1: Myth: “Individuals with anorexia are just trying to get attention.”
#2: Myth: “Anorexia is about vanity. If a person with anorexia says, ‘I feel fat,’ it is just to get compliments.”
#3: Myth: “People choose to have anorexia.”
#4: Myth: “Eating Disorders are primarily about food and weight.”
#5: Myth: “Anorexia is a rich, young, white girls’ problem.”
#6: Myth: “People with anorexia do not engage in binge eating.”
#7: Myth: “A person cannot have anorexia if they eat three meals a day.”
#8: Myth: “You cannot die from anorexia if you exercise to keep your heart and body strong.”
#9: Myth: “Anorexia is all about control.”
#10: Myth: “Anorexia is just a phase.”
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