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Daily Facts (25 Apr 2025)
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Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891
The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. It can weigh several tons and grow to more than fifty feet in length
The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long
Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar
The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day
To lose one pound of fat, a person has to burn approximately 3,500 calories
Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. He later sold the patent rights for only $400.
One billion seconds is about 32 years
The material to build the Taj Mahal was brought in from various parts of India by a fleet of 1000 elephants
May babies are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months
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Daily Facts (24 Apr 2025)
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The first recipe for a lasagna type dish was found to be from a British cookbook in the 14th century. Therefore, Italians were not the first ones to come up with the popular dish as believed
An ear of corn consists of 80% water
The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing
In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year
The word Karate means, "empty hand."
Roughly 42% of people in the United Kingdom snore
Over 600,000 people died as a result of the Spanish influenza epidemic
An armadillo can walk under water
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Daily Facts (23 Apr 2025)
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First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
There was once a fish caught in Delaware Bay with a watch still ticking inside
Caterpillar means "hairy cat" in Old French
It would take approximately twenty-four trees that are on average six to eight inches in diameter to produce one ton of newsprint for the Sunday edition of the New York Times
By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors
The largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats.
During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore
The spider used in the 2002 movie Spider-Man was a Steatoda spider, not a black widow. The spider was given anaesthesia, and was then painted blue and red
A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconds of every year for good luck
The Sears Tower in Chicago contains enough steel to build 50,000 automobiles
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Daily Facts (22 Apr 2025)
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Frog-eating bats identify edible frogs from poisonous ones by listening to the mating calls of male frogs. Frogs counter this by hiding and using short, difficult to locate calls
The chewing gum Juicy Fruit has 10 calories. This is approximately the same as a bite of whole wheat bread
The first TV commercial advertisement was by the Bulova Watch company on July 1, 1941. The watch company paid $9.00 for an announcement that was 10 seconds long
In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket
The largest member of the dolphin family are orcas
A group of larks is called an exaltation
In the wild, the poinsettia flower can reach a height of 12 feet, and have leaves that are eight inches across.
The TV show "Saturday Night Live" made its debut on October 11, 1975
The Pentagon has 284 restrooms
Over 1,600 people in North America have been victims of trunk entrapment (being locked inside of a car trunk)
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Daily Facts (21 Apr 2025)
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There are are roughly 100 million single adults living in the USA
One grape vine produce can produce about 20 to 30 glasses of wine
It is possible to get high by licking a toad. The Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine to ward off predators. When licked, this toxin acts as a hallucinogen
Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13
Queen Lydia Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. She was also the only Queen the United States ever had
The word, tattoo originated from the Tahitain word "tattau" which means "to mark."
In India, pickled ginger, minced mutton and a cottage cheese like substance are popular pizza toppings
A tree in metropolitan area will survive for approximately eight years
For every human in the world there are one million ants
Britons eat over 22,000 tonnes of french fries a week
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Daily Facts (20 Apr 2025)
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A housefly can only ingest liquid material. They regurgitate their food to liquify the food that they are going to eat
DC-10, the name of an airplane stands for "Douglas Commercial."
There are over 1,000,000 swimming pools in Florida, eventhough the ocean is no farther than 80 miles away
The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology
There is a certain species of kangaroo that is only 2.5 centimetres long when it is born
The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones
The first known American novelist to hand in a manuscript that was typed was Mark Twain. His typewriter was a Remington No.1, which was invented by Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden.
The same amount of calories are burned by doing 6 sessions that are 5 minutes each of an activity and doing 1 session of that activity for 30 minutes
Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
Harley Proctor got the idea to name the soap "Ivory" while he was listening to a bible reading at a church in 1879
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Daily Facts (19 Apr 2025)
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January is named for the Roman god Janus. Janus was a temple god who could look forward and backward at the same time
The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Suess in the book "If I Ran to the Zoo."
After the "Popeye" comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States
The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou
The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the "water displacing" substance
The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.
A chicken loses its feathers when it becomes stressed
Only 55 percent of all Americans know that the sun is a star
More than 90% of shark attack victims survive
The average number of people that go to a party for the Super Bowl is 17
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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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