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Daily Facts (08 Jul 2024)
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There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir. Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal "markers" to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined
Strawberries are a member of the rose family
A regulation baseball has exactly 108 stitches
The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer
The game Monopoly has been played by approximately 500 million people in the world, and the game is available in 26 languages
Tomatos were once referred to as "love apples." This is because their was a superstition that people would fall in love by eating them
The revolving door was invented in 1888, by Theophilus Van Kannel.
Dieting can cause bad breath since less saliva is produced which leads to dry mouth
Oprah Winfrey was the first black woman to anchor a newscast in Nashville at WTVF-TV
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Daily Facts (07 Jul 2024)
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The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million
The word "limelight" that is used in theatre to refer to the performers on the stage originated because before electricity was available lime was burned in a lamp, which created a white light that was directed at the performers
Saturday is the most popular day for people to eat out in the United States
In Japan, tipping at restaurants is not a norm. However, some restaurants might add a 5 - 10 % service charge to the bill
The reason why tattoos do not vanish even though we shed our skin is because the dye is injected deeper into the dermis part of the skin. It is only the epidermis that we shed
Fires onland generally move faster uphill than downhill
There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem
In 1848, the first American pasta factory opened in Brooklyn, New York. The name of the man that opened it was Antoine Zerega
White-Out was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, who is the mother of Michael Nesmith from the "The Monkees."
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Daily Facts (06 Jul 2024)
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Close to 50% of the water used in a home originates from the bathroom
Even if you eat food standing on your head, the food will still end up in your stomach
Some of the titles that were considered for the hit T.V. show "Friends" were Six Of One, Across the Hall, and Insomnia Cafe
George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration
A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere
There are approximately 2000 thunderstorms that are active at the same time which results in 100 lightning flashes a second.
In the summer of 1858, the smell of the sewage in the Thames River in London was so bad that the Members of Parliament had to leave from the chamber of the House of Commons. This was a result of two million people dumping all their sewage into the river
A butterfly can see the colors red, green, and yellow
The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark
Broccoli was first introduced into France during the royal marriage of Catherine de Medici to Henry II of France
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Daily Facts (05 Jul 2024)
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If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction
Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. He later sold the patent rights for only $400.
Hippos drink as much as 250 litres of water in any given 24 hour period
The 1960 Summer Olympics were the first Olympics to be aired on television by CBS
The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left
When a porcupine is born, its quills are soft and mostly white, but harden within hours
Princess Anne from the British royal family competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
There is a Hamburger hall of fame in Seymour, Wisconsin
Watermelons are a popular gift to bring to a host in China or Japan
Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known
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Daily Facts (04 Jul 2024)
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An average home creates more pollution than does the average car
The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years
The name for Ivory Soap was inspired by a verse from the Bible. Harley Proctor got though of the name when the minister read from Psalms 45:8, "All thy garments smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces whereby they have made thee glad."
From 1967-1976, the town of Tororo located in Uganda had thunder 251 out of the 365 days in a year for those years.
As part of the original design, the names of 72 French scientists and other famous people is imprinted on the sides of the Eiffel tower
Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter
The word Cotton originates from the Arabic word "Qutun."
The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.
Bill Gates donated close to $100 million to fight AIDS in India. As a percent of his total wealth, this would be comparable to him donating ten cents if he only had $60
The famous Christmas song "Jingle Bells" was written for a Thanksgiving program in 1857 by James Pierpont. At the time, the song was called "The One-Horse Open Sleigh."
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Daily Facts (03 Jul 2024)
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Playwright Shakespeare was only 18 years old when he married Ann Hathaway, who was 26 years old at the time
An egg shell can have up to 17,000 tiny pores on its surface
An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog
A species of earthworm, "Megascolides australis," in Australia can grow up to fifteen feet in length
By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors
Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13
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Daily Facts (02 Jul 2024)
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The first movie to ever cost $100 million to make is Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991
Lake Baikal is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, having formed between 20 and 25 million years ago
Rabbits can live up to ten years
From 1526 to 1707, the first six Mogul emperors of India ruled in unbroken succession from father to son
The average adult has approximately six pounds of skin
Pepper was sold as individual grains during the Elizabethan times. The guards at the London docks had to sew up their pockets so they would not steal any of the pepper
If a lobster loses an eye or a claw it can usually grow a new one
Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a fifty thousand-word novel, "Gadsby," without any word containing the letter "e."
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Daily Facts (01 Jul 2024)
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In 1992, the Antarctic Ozone hole was larger than the continent of North America.
Over the course of one year, a coffee tree only produces about 1.5 pounds of coffee
In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile Services(two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number theotherchannel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, butnochannel 1.
Wherever a person is standing in the state of Michigan in the United States, they are within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes
Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand
Sir John Harington, the godson of Queen Elizabeth I, was the inventor of the toilet
The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand
A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana
Behram, an Indian thug, holds the record for most murders by a single individual. He strangled 931 people between 1790-1840 with a piece of yellow and white cloth, called a ruhmal. The most murders by a woman are 612, by Countess Erzsebet Bathory of Hungary
An alligator has about 80 teeth in its mouth at one time. An alligator can go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime
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Daily Facts (30 Jun 2024)
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An adult "Gold Frog" measures to be 9.8 millimeters in body length
Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate
There are approximately 90 people that have been frozen after their death.
An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
There are more than 40 million Americans that have "chronic halitosis," which is bad breath that never goes away
Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned his wife or mother because they were both deaf
The trunk of an elephant can hold up to two gallons of water
There are an estimated 2,500 collisions between birds and planes each year in the US
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Daily Facts (29 Jun 2024)
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Every day, over 1,300 babies are born prematurely in the USA
In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions
The brain of an ant has about 250,000 brain cells
It was during World War II that clothes with elastic waists were introduced. This is because the metal used in zippers was badly needed for the war
The Chinese politician Mao Zedong refused to ever brush his teeth and instead just washed his mouth with tea
In a day the blue whale calf drinks approximately 130 gallons of milk
Coupons were introduced in 1894 when Asa Candler bought the Coca-Cola formula for $2,300 and gave people coupons that he had written out to receive a free glass of coke
Jackrabbits can reach a speed of fifty miles per hour and can leap as far as twenty feet
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Daily Facts (28 Jun 2024)
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Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans
The average person falls asleep in about 12 to 14 minutes
Nylon is a man-made fibre that is made from coal and petroleum
In the 1960 movie "Psycho" by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used to show the blood in the shower scene
The Romans used to clean themselves with olive oil since they did not have any soap. They would pour the oil on their bodies, and then use a strigil, which is type of blade, to scrape off any dirt along with the oil
A common name for pincurls is also spitcurls because woman sometimes wet their hair with their saliva before curling it
Women on average live seven years longer than men do
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Daily Facts (27 Jun 2024)
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The most popular name for a pet in the United States is Max
In 1888, Hollywood was founded by Harvey and Daeida Wilcox, who named the city after their summer home in Chicago
Mules have one horse and one donkey for a parent
Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18
Since 1978, at least 37 people have died as a result of shaking vending machines, in an attempt to get free merchandise. More than 100 people have been injured
The strongest gust of wind was recorded at the Mount Washington Observatory on April 12th, 1934, and measured 231 miles per hour.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns
In 1902, the coat hanger was invented Albert Parkhouse who was frustrated at the lack of hooks available to hang up his coat at work. His company thought it was a good idea and patented the invention and unfortunately, Parkhouse never received any money for his idea
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Daily Facts (26 Jun 2024)
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The Australian box-jellyfish has eight eyes
The White House has a movie theater, swimming pool, bowling lane, jogging track, and a tennis court
Ninety percent of the population has an innie belly button
In just the first 56 days of life, the larva of the polyphemus moth eats about 86,000 times its birthweight
During the Easter season, 600 million Marshmallow Peeps are bought my Americans. The Marshmallow Peep is the most popular Easter candy besides chocolate
Avery Laser Labels are named after company founder R. Stanton Avery
When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." Theyactually pass out from sheer terror.
The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day
A person would have to drink more than 12 cups of hot cocoa to equal the amount of caffeine found in one cup of coffee
Bats sleep during the day and feed at night. The place that bats sleep in is called the "roost."
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Daily Facts (25 Jun 2024)
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The heaviest United States President was William Howard Taft who weighed 332 pounds
On average, the rainfall across the Amazon is 7 feet annually.
Gorillas are considered apes, not monkeys. The way to distinguish between an ape and a monkey is that apes do not have tails
There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand
The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye
From all the oxygen that a human breathes, twenty percent goes to the brain
Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate
The first commercial chewing gum was sold in 1848 by John B. Curtis, who also made the gum. He called the gum "State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum."
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Daily Facts (24 Jun 2024)
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The Mount Horeb Mustard Museum which is located in Wisconsin has the biggest collection of prepared mustards. They have approximately 4,000 different jars and tubes from all over the world
An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards
A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers
Termites are roasted and eaten like popcorn in South Africa
Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar
It takes 72 minutes for the restaurant at the top of the CN Tower to make one revolution
Fear of clowns is called coulrophobia
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Daily Facts (23 Jun 2024)
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In a study that was done by the University of Chicago in 1907, it was concluded that the easiest color to spot is yellow. This is why John Hertz, who is the founder of the Yellow Cab Company picked cabs to be yellow
The sport Lacrosse was initially played by Native American Indians. They played the sport to prepare for war
The hippopotamus has the capability to remain underwater for as long as twenty-five minutes
About two hundred years before the birth of Christ, the Druids used mistletoe to celebrate that winter was approaching
TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars were first introduced in 1979
Termites work 24 hours per day -- they do not sleep
On average, Americans spend five times more of their time in their cars than they do on vacation
The Baltimore Orioles opened the 1988 baseball season by losing the first 21 games and 107 altogether for the entire season
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Daily Facts (22 Jun 2024)
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The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant
By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours
The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later
The original meaning of the word grocer was referring to a person who traded food in wholesale. These people would usually sell in large quantities, or by the "gross."
The loudest insect in the world is the male cicadas, which are like crickets. When they rub their abdomens, the sound made can be heard from 1300 feet
NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
Smiling releases endorphins in the body, which makes people feel better
Over 100 million birds die annually by crashing into glass windows in the United States
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Daily Facts (21 Jun 2024)
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In the Pacific Islands when people get burns they often use a banana leaf as treatment
In a five card poker game there are 2,598,960 possible hands
Gases that build up in your large intestine cause flatulence. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes for these gases to pass through your system
In 1917, Margaret Sanger was jailed for one month for establishing the first birth control clinic
Only 5 to 10 percent of cheetah cubs make it to adulthood
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles
Unlike other four legged mammals, kangaroos cannot walk backwards
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Daily Facts (20 Jun 2024)
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Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time
The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long
The first formal rules for playing the sport of baseball required the winning team to score 21 runs
A snail can crawl across a razor blade without getting injured. This is possible because they excrete a slime that protects them
The citric acid found in lemon juice is said to be able to dissolve a pearl
About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light
In Australia, a dust-devil is called a "willy-willy
In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years
In China, fish is eaten more than three times what it is in the United States
In World War II, the German submarine U-120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet
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Daily Facts (19 Jun 2024)
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The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is one of the few places in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane
Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older
During World War II, there was not enough sugar in the U.S. to make candy as it was sent to the troops overseas. At this time, popcorn was consumed three times more than its usual amount
James Buchanan was the only unmarried president of the United States
Tripolini pasta was named for the Italian conquest of Tripoli in Libya
In the spring of 1975, a baby in Detroit fell 14 stories and landed on Joseph Figlock, who was walking below. A few years later it happened again. Figlock and both babies survived
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