"THE ONE AND ONLY" MONTH:

The sea horse is the only sea animal with a prehensile tail.

Due to her royal status, Princess Anne of England, an equestrian competitor in the 1976 Summer Olympics, was the only athlete at those events not required to undergo a sex test.

The only house in England the Queen is not permitted to enter is the House of Commons (she's not a commoner).

"Swamp Fire" was the only Johnny Weismuller film in which he did not portray either Tarzan or Jungle Jim.

Charles Bronson was the only member of both the Dirty Dozen and the Magnificant Seven.

John Reed (subject of the Warren Beatty movie "Reds") is the only American buried within Moscow's Kremlin.

The only musical instrument native to the United States is the banjo.

Irving Berlin composed all his songs in the key of F#.

The Green Bay Packers are the only remaining NFL team owned by the city.

Larry Ball is the only person in professional sports to have played on both a team that won every game of the season (1972 Miami Dolphins) and lose every game of the season (1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

New Mexico is the only state with official state vegetables (chili & frijole).

Pearl Buck is the only woman every to win both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes for Literature.

The only Tarzan novel not written by Edgar Rice Burroughs but authorized by him was Fritz Lieber's "Tarzan and the Valley of Gold" (1966).

The only mother and son to write number one songs were the Axtons. Hoyt wrote Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World", and his mother Mae co-wrote Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel".

Gallant Fox is the only Triple Crown winner (1930) to sire another Triple Crown winner (Omaha, 1935).

Former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta, the subject of the film "Raging Bull", is the only boxer to win a world championship without ever having a fight manager.

The elephant is the only mammal that cannot jump.

The elephant is the only mammal with four knees.

Paris is the only city in the world that offers tours of its sewer system.

Maryland is the only state of the lower 48 with an official state sport: jousting.

Dr. Joyce Brothers is the only person to win the top prize on both "The $64,000 Question" and "The $64,000 Challenge". Her category was boxing.

South Dakota is the only state with an official grass (western wheat grass).

By law, there are only two politicians who are never permitted to travel together: the president and vice-president.

Peter Finch is the only person ever to win an acting Oscar posthhumously ("Network", 1976).

"Head", the only film to star the Monkess, was also the first film directed by Jack Nicholson.

Nelson Stewart, coach of the NHL New York Rangers, became the only coach to actively play in a Stanley Cup game. He replaced the team's only goalie, who was struck in the eye with the puck. The Rangers won that game, and the 1928 Stanley Cup as a result.

Washington is the only state with an official dance (square dance).

Europe is the only continent with no deserts.

Steffi Graf is the only person to win tennis' Golden Slam (the four Grand Slam events plus the Olympics) in a single year.

When Jimmy Piersall hit his 100th home run, he celebrated by running the bases backward (3rd, then 2nd...). The next day the action was made illegal, making Piersall the only person who will ever be able to do it in a major league game.

Due to server problems that lasted the better half of the month, the July trivia was pre-empted.


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