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Daily Facts (19 May 2025)
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Each honeycomb in Honeycomb cereal has seven holes
Rice flour was used to strengthen some of the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China
After being picked an orange cannot ripen
A group of kangaroos is called a mob
Colonel Sanders traveled over 250,000 miles a year visiting various parts of his Kentucky Fried Chicken Empire
An American chews an average of 300 sticks of gum in a year
At the White House, president John Adams was said to be the first to display fireworks there
The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles
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Daily Facts (18 May 2025)
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The name of the famous snack "Twinkies" was invented by seeing a billboard in St. Louis, that said "Twinkle Toe Shoes."
The expression cooked "al dente" means "to the tooth." What this means is that the pasta should be somewhat firm, and offer some resistance to the tooth, but should also be tender
Bo Jackson set a Monday Night Football record by rushing for 222 yards in one game against the Seattle Seahawks, including a 91-yard TD run
In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. updated
The Earth orbits the Sun at a speed of about 108,000 km per hour
Smelling bananas can help a person lose weight
Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star
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Daily Facts (17 May 2025)
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In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British
The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on the ship and a basketball league with 22 teams
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 oldest inhabited house in Scotland is the Traquair Castle. The castle has had 27 kings as visitors
The reason why golf balls have dimples on them is because it helps in the ball to move a farther distance by reducing drag
The best selling game in history for coin-operated machines is Pac-Man
The Hubble telescope is so powerful that it is like pointing a beam of light at a dime that is two hundred miles away.
The human heart weighs less than a pound
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments
There are more Subway restaurants in Canada than there are McDonald restaurants
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Daily Facts (16 May 2025)
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Gorilla gorilla gorilla is the scientific name for the animal gorilla
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns
An adult "Gold Frog" measures to be 9.8 millimeters in body length
Iguanas can recognize their human handlers and greet them differently, compared with strangers
You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called "Hell." They even have a post office
In 1998, approximately 1.6 billion tree seedlings were planted in the United States. This amounts to about five trees per American
Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since
Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class
The banana was officially introduced in 1876 in the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The bananas were wrapped in tinfoil and were sold for 10 cents each
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Daily Facts (15 May 2025)
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The largest pig on record was a Poland-China hog named Big Bill, who weighed 2,552 lbs
Bernd Eilts, a German artist, turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures. He is now expanding his business to include cow dung wrist watches
There were approximately 2,228 people on board the Titanic when it sank. Of this, only 706 people survived
It is said that grapefruit got its name because it grows like grapes in clusters. One cluster can have up to 25 grapefruits
An average person consumes the equivalent of 26 gallons of milk a year, including almost 28 pounds of cheese
Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does
Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.
There are approximately 75,000,000 horses in the world
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined
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Daily Facts (14 May 2025)
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Corn Flakes were invented after Will Keith Kellogg and his brother Dr. John Harvey Kellogg set about developing a nutritious cereal for the patients of a health resort in 1890
The hormone replacement drug "Premarin" is made from the urine of pregnant horses
An elephant in the wild can eat anywhere from 100 - 1000 pounds of vegetation in a 16 hour period
In ancient Egypt, doctors used jolts from the electric catfish to reduce the pain of arthritis
When blue whales are first born, they gain as much as 200 pounds a day while they are calves
The stage were the television sitcom "Friends" is shot on is said to be haunted
Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes
At one time the group "Grateful Dead" were called "The Warlocks."
Ancient Egyptians used to think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect
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Daily Facts (13 May 2025)
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A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
When a predator is chasing an impala, a type of antelope, it runs in a zig zag formation jumping as high as three metres
Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
When baby sharks are born, they swim away from their mothers right away and are on there own. In fact, their mothers might see them as prey
Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living
In Belgium, there is a museum that is just for strawberries
Mangos are known throughout the world as the "King of Fruits."
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Daily Facts (12 May 2025)
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In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter
The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreign substances that are swallowed or breathed in
In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love
Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years
Male rabbits are called "bucks," females are "does."
Keeping your car tuned up is a good way to save on gas. A car that is tuned up is 9% more efficient on gasoline.
Some toothpastes contain antifreeze
One billion pounds of pasta would need approximately 2,021,452,000 gallons of water to cook it. This is equivalent to 75,000 Olympic-size swimming pools
Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms
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Daily Facts (11 May 2025)
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Most cows give more milk when they listen to music
Lake Malawi has the largest number of fish species in the world
Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935
The smallest will ever written was 3.8 cm in diameter. It had 40 words written on it and was signed by two witnesses
The name Santa Claus came from Saint Nicholas who was a bishop in the town of Myra, and was known to be very nice to children
Dolphins sleep with one eye open
In Australia, a common "Boxing day" activity is surfing
In 1477, the first diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy by Archduke Maximillian of Austria
In the dry valleys region of Antarctica, it has not rained in 2 million years according to scientists
Reptiles do not perspire, and do not have any oil glands
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Daily Facts (10 May 2025)
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Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals
The most popular pickle is the Dill pickle
All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico.
The platypus uses its bill to find animals that it feeds on. Its bill can sense the tiny electric fields that their preys emit
On average, Guinness sells 7 million glasses of beer a day
Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after Paris
Tarantulas can live up to 30 years
A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.
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Daily Facts (09 May 2025)
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Great White sharks have about 3,000 teeth
The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs
In 1978, the World Water Speed record was made by Ken Warby from Australia. His average speed was 317.6 mph, and his jet-powered hydroplane was 27 feet long called "Spirit of Australia." Warby built the boat himself in his back yard
The Taj Mahal, located in Agra, India, was actually built for use as a tomb by Mogul ruler Shah Jehan for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum
The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left
Wasps that feed on ferment occasionally get drunk and pass out
Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do
Armadillos can be housebroken
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
It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit.
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Daily Facts (08 May 2025)
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The word Thailand means "land of the free."
The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897.
The first American astronaut in space was Alan B. Shepard Jr
In Australia, a dust-devil is called a "willy-willy
A chicken is 75% water
A group of whales is called a pod or gam
In a lifetime, on average a honey bee produces 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class
When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food
Cows do not have any upper front teeth. Instead they have a thick pad on the top jaw
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Daily Facts (07 May 2025)
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Bubble gum contains rubber
Studies indicate that surgeons who listen to music while they operate improve in their performance
The Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Chomolungma
Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air
Snails eat with a rasping mouth called a "radula," which has thousands of teeth
Mummy powder was once thought to be a cure for all remedies. English men used to carry the powder with them in a tiny bag wherever they went
The length of a human esophagus is 25 centimeters
Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Daily Facts (06 May 2025)
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JELL-O was declared The "Official State Snack" of Utah in January 2001
In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions
Approximately 10.5 gallons of water is used in a dishwasher. Washing the dishes by hand can use up to 20 gallons of water
Other than London, Liverpool is the most filmed British city, and was used to film more than 140 films in 2002
Levan, which is located in Utah, got its name from "navel" which is levan spelt backwards. It was named this because it is in the center of Utah
2.5 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States
Every single hamster in the United States today comes from a single litter captured in Syria in 1930
The most senior crayon maker Emerson Moser retired after making 1.4 billion crayons for Crayola. It was then that he revealed that he was actually colorblind
The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass
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
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Daily Facts (05 May 2025)
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In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.
Most snails are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both female and male reproductive organs
If a raisin is dropped into a glass of champagne it will bounce up and down in the glass
Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse
People whose mouth has a narrow roof are more likely to snore. This is because they have less oxygen going through their nose
Singer Paula Abdul used to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers
A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers
Some Chinese chopsticks contain gold as on of their materials
The Toronto Maple Leafs used to be called the Toronto Arenas, then the St. Patricks and finally the Maple Leafs
The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later
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Daily Facts (03 May 2025)
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Ever year, Americans spend close to $25 billion on beer
Baseball was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated
At one time, pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles
Approximately 125 people die in the United States from an anaphylaxis to foods each year
Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans
While still in college, Bill Gates and Paul Allen once built a special purpose machine called "Traff-O-Data." It was a machine that would analyze information gathered by traffic monitors. They never found any buyers.
There is enough water in American swimming pools to cover the whole city of San Francisco seven feet deep
In the U.S. peanuts account for 66% of all snack nuts
The largest school in the world is City Montessori School in India and has over 25,000 students in grade levels ranging from kindergarten to college
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Daily Facts (02 May 2025)
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The sap of a banana plant leaves serious stains on hands and clothes that is extremely hard to remove
For the blockbuster movie "The Terminator," O.J. Simpson was considered to play the role of the Terminator, but producers did not choose him as they thought he would not be taken seriously
Depending on the size, it can take an oyster anywhere from few months to many years to form a pearl
The Chihuahua Desert is the largest desert in North America, and is over 200,000 square miles
The world record for donut eating is held by John Haight, who ate 29 donuts (52 ounces) in a little over six minutes
The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers
On November 29, 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."
Every year approximately 3,000 people choke to death
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Daily Facts (01 May 2025)
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The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels
The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year
On a ship a toilet is called a head
Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records
At the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, Walt Disney was head of the committee that organized the opening day ceremonies
A turtle can breathe through its butt.
An octopus has three hearts
The first penny candy to be wrapped in America was the Tootsie Roll in 1896
Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA
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Daily Facts (30 Apr 2025)
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There are over 600 different pasta shapes
Scientists have discovered a way to make biodegradable plastic from plants by using genetic engineering.
In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer has the responsibilities of being a mature adult
Honeybees use the sun as a compass which helps them navigate
Male koalas mark their territory by rubbing their chests on a tree. Male koalas have a dark scent gland in the middle of their chest
To make one pound of whole milk cheese, 10 pounds of whole milk is needed
Boxing champion Gene Tunney taught Shakespeare at Yale University
The city of Las Vegas has the most hotel rooms in the world
If an identical twin grows up without having a certain tooth, the other twin will most likely also grow up with that tooth missing
The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases
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Daily Facts (29 Apr 2025)
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An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide
An adult porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body, which are replaced every year
Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known
Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War
An artist from Chicago named Dwight Kalb created a statue of Madonna made out of 180 pounds of ham
Birds do not sweat, as they do not have sweat glands
Many cancer patients that are treated with chemotherapy lose their hair. For some when the hair grows back, it can grow back a different colour, or be curly or straight
Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for making the Super Bowl trophy
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