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Daily Facts (18 Apr 2025)
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The Bank of America was originally called the Bank of Italy until the founder, Amedeo Giannini, changed the name in 1930
NASDAQ stand for, "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations."
Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs
When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole". It did not sell well
The first Valentine candy box was invented by Richard Cadbury in the 1800's.
The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high
The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest professional baseball team
Of all the golfers in Canada, 71.4% golfers are male, 28.6% are female
The Popsicle was invented by 11 year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He left his drink outside with a stir stick in it and he noticed that it had frozen. He applied for a patent in 1923 and named it "Epsicle." The name was later changed to Popsicle
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Daily Facts (17 Apr 2025)
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The first American president to deliver a speech over the radio was Warren G. Harding
In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times
It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines
Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour
Only President to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy for "Profiles in Courage"
Baby donkeys or baby mules are also known as "Foals."
A colony of bees have to fly almost fifty-five thousand miles and tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey
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Daily Facts (16 Apr 2025)
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The stringy thing that is seen in egg whites is called "chalazae."
More twins are born in the Western world than in the Eastern world
On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs
Between 1997-2002, there was an increase of 228% in cosmetic procedures in the United States
Estuarine crocodiles are the biggest of all 26 species of the crocodilian family
A famous bullfighter, Lagarijo, killed 4,867 bulls in the 19th century.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older
Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18
If all the Oreo cookies ever sold were stacked on top of one another, they would be as high as 13.3 million Sears Towers
Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day
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Daily Facts (15 Apr 2025)
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Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A
Most lipstick contains fish scales
People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache
Many of the stars that were in the Poltergeist Trilogy had strange deaths
The Spring peeper (a frog) can survive the winter season with 65% of its body water as ice
About 30% of American admit to talking to their dogs or leaving messages on their answering machines for their dogs while they are away
About 30% of Canadians rely on getting their water from the ground for their domestic use
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Daily Facts (14 Apr 2025)
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In Ireland, a prime minister is a called a Taoiseach
Studies show that divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men
Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin
The name "Tonka" trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Sioux
Niagara Falls actually stopped flowing back in 1848 for about 20 hours because there was ice that was blocking the Niagara River
The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames
The mating call of a male toadfish, who are underwater, is so loud that it can be heard by humans above water
In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones
Taipan snakes have 50 times more toxic than a cobra snake
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Daily Facts (13 Apr 2025)
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The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" sung by the Beatles refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool
Termites are roasted and eaten like popcorn in South Africa
India has the most post offices in the world
Pretzel snacks have been around for over 1300 years. A European monk invented the snack using used leftover bread dough
The word "America" comes from the European explorer "Amerigo Vespucci
The colours yellow, red, and orange are used in fast food restaraunts because those are the colours that stimulate hunger
A Connecticut Toy maker, Herobuilders, sells action figures of President George W. Bush, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which are all major figures tied to the September 11, 2001 WTC attacks
The theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters is "Sweet Georgia Brown."
"Bookkeeper" is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters
The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.
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Daily Facts (12 Apr 2025)
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Slugs have 4 noses
The sole purpose of a drone bee is to mate with the queen bee
Russian I.M. Chisov survived a 21,980 plunge out of a plane with no parachute. He landed on the steep side of a snow-covered mountain with only a fractured pelvis and slight concussion
On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female
A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries
Water that is safe to drink is referred to as POTABLE
It takes a sloth up to six days to digest the food it eats
People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with lighter skin
Joseph Gayetty is credited for inventing toilet paper in 1857. Unfortunately, his invention failed and did not catch on until ten years later
The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, "Mary had a little lamb."
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Daily Facts (11 Apr 2025)
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500,000 kids in the US live in same sex households
Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans.
American actor Jack Nicholson, and American singer Bobby Darrin were raised believing their grandmothers were their mothers and their mothers were their older sisters
A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
The only married couple to fly together in space were Jan Davis and Mark Lee, who flew aboard the Endeavor space shuttle from Sept 12-20, 1992
There has only been 193,000 metric tonnes of gold discovered to date.
Milton Bradley originally wanted to name the game Twister, Pretzel; but he could not since the name was copyrighted
If a lobster loses an eye or a claw it can usually grow a new one
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Daily Facts (10 Apr 2025)
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Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue more than any other color
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."
No president of the United States was an only child
Vasaloppet, which is located in Sweden is the oldest, longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. Every year, 14,000 people compete in the race
The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.
Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest English word that consists strictly of alternating consonants and vowels
The town of Churchill, Manitoba, located in Canada, is known as the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"
France is known as the perfume capital of the world
Gloucestershire airport in England used to blast Tina Turner songs on its runways to scare birds away
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
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Daily Facts (09 Apr 2025)
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The least likely day to eat out in the United States is Monday
A lion feeds once every three to four days
In the United States, 8.5 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were done in the year 2001
Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States
The average cow produces about 2,305 gallons of milk each year
The average temperature on Earth is 15 degrees celcius.
Flu shots only work about 70% of the time
People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter
The largest bill U.S. bill made is for $100,000
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out
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Daily Facts (08 Apr 2025)
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On average, a car driver will swear or blashpheme 32,025 times in their lifetime while driving
When Scott Paper Co. first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment
The Canadian province of New Brunswick had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
The name "Snickers" for the popular candy bar was named after a horse that the Mars family owned
By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for seventy-two years
From all the vegetables, beets contain the most sugar
Singer Billy Joel tried to commit suicide when he was 21 by drinking furniture polish
The average medium size piano has about 230 strings
Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time
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Daily Facts (07 Apr 2025)
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The word breakfast was coined due to the fact that after sleeping for hours, we are "breaking our fast."
On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth
A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax
In Denmark, people eat about 36 pounds of candy a year. The highest consumption of candy of any country
1 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight
Due to sugar shortages to make candy during World War II, movie theatre owners turned to popcorn, which is now the best selling snack at movie theatres today
Turkeys have a wingspan of approximately 4.5 feet
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Daily Facts (06 Apr 2025)
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In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day."
The word Lethologica describes the state of not remembering the word you want to say
In Canada, the most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday
The Ancient Greek women made a type of cheek blush by painting their cheeks with herbal pastes which was made out of crushed berries and seeds
Ho-Ho-Kus, a small town in New Jersey, is the only town in the United States of America that has two dashes in its name
Approximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth
One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds
Navel oranges got their name because the bottom of this type of orange resembles a belly button or navel
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks
When the volcano Krakatoa off the Java islands exploded in 1883, it was so loud that it woke some people up in South Australia
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Daily Facts (05 Apr 2025)
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The parents of Albert Einstein were worried that he was mentally slow because it took him a long time to learn how to speak
Researchers have developed odourless socks. The sock fabric is made by attaching molecules that contain chlorine called halamines to textile fibers
Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid
A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old
For the movie "Tootsie" actor Dustin Hoffman thought of the title. His mother used to call him that as a child
Found in Argentina, the ornate horned frog can eat an entire mouse with one swallow
In 1929, the Coca-Cola slogan was "The Pause That Refreshes."
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
Shridhar Chillal from India is known to have the record for the longest fingernails in the world, which were each at least three feet long
A fall of 30 feet can be survived my most cats
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Daily Facts (04 Apr 2025)
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The total mileage driven by all U-Haul trucks in a year is enough to move a person from the Earth to the moon five times a day for an entire year
Sharks have survived on earth for about 400 million years
There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit
Incas used to create pots in the shape of peanuts that were highly prized
Ballroom dancing is a course at Brigham Young University in Utah
A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea
The human liver performs over 500 functions
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Daily Facts (03 Apr 2025)
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Herbert Hoover, who was the 31st president of the United Stated, turned over all the Federal salary checks he received to charity during the 47 years he was in government
On average, a strawberry has 200 seeds on it
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears. never stop growing
Spiders have claws at the ends of their legs
The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
98% of houses in the United States have at least one television set
The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665
The name "Muppet" was coined by Jim Henson. The word was made from a combination of the word "marionette" and "puppet."
There is a town in Norway called "Hell"
Passion fruits have a tranquilizing effect on the body
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Daily Facts (02 Apr 2025)
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In 2002, the most popular car color in North America was silver.
Doctors in Canada use an adhesive similar to Krazy Glue instead of stitches, lowering the possibility of bacterial infection and minimizing scarring
A butterfly has to have a body temperature greater than 86 degrees to be able to fly
In 1908, the first machine to make lollipops opened for business in New Haven, Connecticut
The amount of blood a female mosquito drinks per serving is five millionths of a liter
In 1965, the price for an issue of TV Guide was 15 cents
The founder of JC Penny had the middle name of Cash
Every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world
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Daily Facts (01 Apr 2025)
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Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute
There are places in Saskatchewan called Elbow, Eyebrow, and Drinkwater
Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday." This is the festival that New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for having every year
The first state to give the right to women to vote was Wyoming
Dalmatian puppies do not have any spots on them when they are born. They actually develop them as they get older
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating arealready married.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C
Whale eyes are the size of a grapefruit
When telephone companies first began hiring telephone operators, they chose teenage boys for the job. They switched to women because the teenage boys were wrestling instead of working and pulling pranks on callers
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Daily Facts (31 Mar 2025)
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The state of Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people
Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables
The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia
The search engine Google got its name from the word "googol," which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it
There are at least six universal facial expressions. They are: happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, anger and surprise
In 1970, Chip maker Intel purchased a pear orchard to build their corporate headquarters on
Cimeti?re du P?re Lachaise located in Paris is the most visited cemetery in the world. The cemetery opened in 1805 and has over one million people buried there, including rock star Jim Morrison
Over 200 varieties of watermelons are grown in the U.S
The Olympic Flame was introduced in 1928 in Amsterdam
The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours
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Daily Facts (30 Mar 2025)
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In July 1874, a swarm of Rocky Mountain locusts flew over Nebraska covering an area estimated at 198,600 square miles. It is estimated that the swarm contained about 12.5 trillion insects. These insects became extinct thirty years later
There are coffee flavored PEZ
The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time
In 1980, there was only one country in the world with no telephones - Bhutan
If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white
The thing that hangs from the top of the beak of a turkey is called the snood
The world camel population is close to 19 million
Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat
After twenty-seven years, Betty Rubble made her debut as a Flintstones Vitamin in 1996
An egg shell can have up to 17,000 tiny pores on its surface
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