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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 4921 |
William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States of America, was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz on September 6, 1901. |
People > Politicians |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4922 |
Beryllium has 2 valence electrons. |
Science > Chemistry |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4923 |
Hydrogen has 1 valence electron(s). |
Science > Chemistry |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4924 |
Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean. |
Geography > United States |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4925 |
Earth has 1 moon. |
Science > Astronomy |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4926 |
In poker and other professional card games, a deck of cards has 4 suits. |
Hobbies > Games |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4927 |
Russia won the 2008 World Championship of ice hockey. |
Sports > Hockey |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4928 |
The first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature was Sully Prudhomme, in 1901. |
Literature > Authors |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4929 |
The Yellow Sea lies between China and Korea. |
Geography > Asia |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4930 |
Odontophobia is the fear of teeth. |
Other |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4931 |
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. |
Science > Astronomy |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4932 |
Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space. |
People |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4933 |
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America, was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. |
People > Politicians |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4934 |
The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point in the world at almost 9,000 m / 30,000 ft above sea level. |
Geography |
05/20/08 |
|
| 4935 |
The song "Tears are Not Enough" was recorded to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. |
Music |
05/20/08 |
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