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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 106 |
Uranophobia is the fear of heaven. |
Other |
12/19/08 |
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| 107 |
Xylophobia is the fear of forests or wooden objects. |
Other |
12/19/08 |
|
| 108 |
Verbophobia is the fear of words. |
Other |
12/19/08 |
|
| 109 |
Hadephobia is the fear of hell. |
Other |
12/19/08 |
|
| 110 |
Founded in 1895, Gaumont is the oldest running film company in the world. |
Other |
11/02/08 |
|
| 111 |
The Memorial Hall at Harvard University is also known as Annenberg Hall in honor of Roger Annenberg, a student in the Class of 1962. |
Other |
10/26/08 |
|
| 112 |
The motto of the Scout Movement is "Be Prepared". |
Other |
10/20/08 |
|
| 113 |
In 1990 on the 31st of December, one second was placed between 1990-1991. |
Other |
10/07/08 |
|
| 114 |
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and Great Britain in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. |
Other |
10/01/08 |
|
| 115 |
The Terry Fox Run is the largest single-day cancer fundraiser in the world. |
Other |
09/30/08 |
|
| 116 |
The Georgian flag (the country) has 5 red crosses with a white background. |
Other |
08/16/08 |
|
| 117 |
The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. |
Other |
08/06/08 |
|
| 118 |
The first 'Land Rover' was made in 1948. |
Other |
08/05/08 |
|
| 119 |
Cathisophobia is the fear of sitting. |
Other |
07/17/08 |
|
| 120 |
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had. |
Other |
07/16/08 |
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