|
Fact |
Category |
Date |
|
5011 |
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. |
Science > Astronomy |
05/20/08 |
|
5012 |
Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space. |
People |
05/20/08 |
|
5013 |
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 |
|
5014 |
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 |
|
5015 |
The song "Tears are Not Enough" was recorded to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. |
Music |
05/20/08 |
|
5016 |
Pilgrim Memorial State Park is located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
Geography > United States |
05/19/08 |
|
5017 |
Sodium has 1 valence electron. |
Science > Chemistry |
05/19/08 |
|
5018 |
Lithium has 1 valence electron(s). |
Science > Chemistry |
05/19/08 |
|
5019 |
Thymine is a nitrogenous base found in DNA but not in RNA. |
Science > Biology |
05/19/08 |
|
5020 |
The capital of Alaska is Juneau. |
Geography > Cities |
05/19/08 |
|
5021 |
The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787. |
History > United States |
05/19/08 |
|
5022 |
Hartford is the capital of Connecticut. |
Geography > Cities |
05/19/08 |
|
5023 |
An oxygen atom has 6 valence electrons. |
Science > Chemistry |
05/19/08 |
|
5024 |
Finger Eleven is an alternative metal band from Canada. |
Music |
05/19/08 |
|
5025 |
Harry Potter's Patronus takes the form of a stag. |
Literature > Harry Potter |
05/19/08 |
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