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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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421 |
The author of the Percy Jackson books, Rick Riordan, has released a new series. The first book is The Red Pyramid. |
Literature |
11/08/10 |
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422 |
The constellation Gemini is made of two stars named for the twin sons of Zeus in Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux. |
Literature > Mythology |
06/23/13 |
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423 |
The eighth Labor of Heracles was to steal the man-eating mares of King Diomedes of Thrace. |
Literature > Mythology |
08/26/10 |
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424 |
The Elder Wand, The Cloak of Invisibility, and The Resurrection Stone are the three Deathly Hallows. |
Literature > Harry Potter |
04/27/13 |
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425 |
The eleventh Labor of Heracles was to steal the golden apples of the Hesperides. |
Literature > Mythology |
11/29/10 |
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426 |
The fifth book in the Harry Potter series is "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." |
Literature |
06/07/08 |
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427 |
The fifth Labor of Heracles was to clean the Augean stables. |
Literature > Mythology |
03/02/11 |
|
428 |
The first "James Bond" novels were written by Ian Fleming. |
Literature > Authors |
11/15/08 |
|
429 |
The first book in the "IQ" series by Roland Smith is called "Independence Hall". |
Literature |
05/23/09 |
|
430 |
The first book in the "Little Miss" series by Roger Hargreaves is "Little Miss Bossy". |
Literature |
02/22/10 |
|
431 |
The first book in the Harry Potter series is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (or Sorcerer's) Stone." |
Literature > Harry Potter |
06/10/08 |
|
432 |
The first Labor of Heracles was to slay the Nemean lion. |
Literature > Mythology |
08/09/10 |
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433 |
The first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature was Sully Prudhomme, in 1901. |
Literature > Authors |
05/20/08 |
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434 |
The flowers mentioned in the poem, "In Flanders Fields", are poppies. |
Literature > Poetry |
07/20/08 |
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435 |
The fourth book in the Harry Potter series is "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." |
Literature > Harry Potter |
06/05/08 |
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