Banking. All banks require a valid Social Security number prior to opening any form of account, including checking, savings, certificates of deposit, credit cards, vehicle loans and mortgages. They use this for exclusive identification purposes, as no two people have the same number.
The first official Christmas tree in the city of Chicago was installed in 1913 in Grant Park and lit on Christmas Eve by then-mayor Carter Harrison. This first tree was a 35-foot (11 m) tall spruce tree.
The monkey tree (Araucaria araucana) is also known as the monkey puzzle tree and the Chilean pine. It is a tall growing coniferous tree that is indigenous to Argentina and the Andes Mountains. In its native habitat, the monkey tree can grow to between 50 and 100 feet tall.