... that Pete Young declined to sign with the Cincinnati Reds after being selected in the 1986 minor league baseball draft, but signed with the Montreal Expos three years later?
...that Dory Dean of the 1876Cincinnati Reds was the first pitcher to include turning his back to the hitter in his delivery before pitching the ball?
... that Worthy Streator never set foot in the city of Streator, Illinois, the town named for him, even though it was founded 36 years before his death?
... that even though the 1952 steel strike lasted 53 days and cost the U.S. $4 billion in lost economic output, it was settled on nearly the same terms offered by the union at the strike's beginning?
... that the lake in Adams Lake State Park was built as a water source for West Union, Ohio, and became the focus of the new park in 1950, when a new water source was developed?
... that Union Army Paymaster General Benjamin Brice changed the recruitment of deputy paymasters from being political nominees to ones who passed examinations?
... that comedianBill Saluga is the man behind the character Ray Jay Johnson, who is known for the catchphrase "You can call me Ray, you can call me Jay"?
... that, after eluding capture for three months when his B-25 bomber was shot down behind enemy lines in World War II, Bob Chappuis was the MVP of the Rose Bowl 60 years ago?
... that Ohio teenager Vicki Lynne Cole held up a sign which she hadn't read saying "Bring Us Together Again" at a 1968 Nixon rally, and the candidate later mentioned it in his victory speech?
... that William Smalley, the first settler in the area of Cowan Lake State Park in Ohio, was held captive by the Lenape twice, for a total of 6 years and 7 months?
... that David Eldridge is the earliest known person of European descent to die in the Western Reserve, and the first person to be buried in the newly-created city of Cleveland?
... that David Ross Boyd, the first president of the University of Oklahoma, planted nearly 10,000 trees on campus during his first 18 months in the post?
... that while serving in World War II, baseball player Eddie Kazak spent 18 months in hospitals recovering from a bayonet wound to his left arm and his right elbow being shattered by shrapnel?
... that friends of the family raised $3,500 for Laurie Phenix to travel to the 2000 Summer Olympics and see her daughter Erin Phenix win a gold medal?
... that Herman Ashworth was the fourth person to drop his appeals since the U.S. state of Ohio resumed the death penalty in 1999?
... that the Hollenden Hotel, established in 1885 and demolished in 1962, provided accommodations for the five U.S. Presidents following Grover Cleveland when they visited Cleveland, Ohio?