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FACT number 111

2012-08-09T18:21:00.000-07:00

New FACTs will be posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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FACT number 110

2012-01-02T16:45:00.001-08:00

"Space rocket" is the only term that remains exactly the same when translated into any language.

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FACT number 109

2011-12-26T17:09:00.001-08:00

Red and white colored sponges are found to be the most effective, according to a study performed by the EPA in 1709.

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FACT number 108

2011-10-30T23:01:00.001-07:00

Halloween isn't legally a day.

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FACT number 107

2011-10-28T01:39:00.000-07:00

The idea of the disposable plate ware was first conceived when Queen Marie Antoinette ate off the backs of those about to be executed in order to save water during the Great European Drought of 1787, because the energy efficient button on the dishwasher of Versailles wasn't implemented until 1805.

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FACT number 106

2011-10-26T19:09:00.000-07:00

The word "trite" is the wildcard of the English language. Submitted anonymously by Daniel T. Swift from New York, NY 10017.

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FACT number 105

2011-10-18T01:09:00.000-07:00

Yoghurt is quite different from yogurt, the difference being yoghurt is twice fermented as opposed to the yogurt making process' single fermentation

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FACT number 104

2011-10-16T01:39:00.000-07:00

The average person eats 4.6 plastic garbage bags by the time he is 55. Leading environmental scientists hope to lower that figure to 3.2 by 2022.

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FACT number 103

2011-10-14T01:39:00.000-07:00

The Richter scale was originally invented to measure cat meows.

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FACT number 102

2011-10-11T17:07:00.000-07:00

In Russia, Baskin Robins has only 13 flavors.

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FACT number 101

2011-10-09T17:04:00.000-07:00

79% of orthodontists lie to their patients.

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FACT number 100

2011-10-07T01:39:00.000-07:00

Websites with 100 or more facts are considered legal entities.

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FACT number 99

2011-10-04T01:39:00.000-07:00

Julius Caesar's middle name was Terrence, and was frequently beaten up in the playground because of it.

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FACT number 98

2011-10-02T01:39:00.000-07:00

14 percent of children are lost at Best Buy.

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FACT number 97

2011-09-30T01:39:00.000-07:00

4 out of 5 times, a secretary will have the name Janice.

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FACT number 96

2011-09-27T01:39:00.000-07:00

The mountain goat is not a mammal, but is rather a reptile/marsupial combo.

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FACT number 95

2011-09-25T01:39:00.000-07:00

The Wikipedia Box Set is an all-time New York Times Bestseller.

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FACT number 94

2011-09-23T01:39:00.000-07:00

Bill Gates was born in Zimbabwe.

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FACT number 93

2011-09-20T01:39:00.000-07:00

In China, during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1029 BC), the first day of the week was Tuesday.

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FACT number 92

2011-09-16T01:39:00.000-07:00

It is widely-known that the US Constitution was written on hemp paper, but few people are aware that the the first draft was written on several cocktail napkins paper clipped together.

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FACT number 91

2011-09-06T01:09:00.000-07:00

From 1846-1860, owning a toilet that could flush faster than 10 mph
was illegal in the state of Texas.

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FACT number 90

2011-09-04T01:09:00.000-07:00

There are really only six different colors of crayon in the Crayola 64 Pack.

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FACT number 89

2011-09-02T01:09:00.000-07:00

Vegan dogs aren't allowed to chew on bones.

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FACT number 88

2011-08-29T08:25:00.000-07:00

In parts of Antarctica, ordering curtains in bulk is a felony.

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FACT number 87

2011-08-25T08:42:00.001-07:00

The internet was invented six times.

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