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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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16 |
If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. |
Other |
05/31/11 |
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17 |
The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle. |
Other |
05/04/11 |
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18 |
Crayola comes from a French word meaning "oily chalk". |
Other |
08/02/09 |
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19 |
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. |
Other |
07/25/09 |
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20 |
Olympus Mons is the tallest known volcano in the Solar System. |
Other |
07/14/09 |
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21 |
Before using chicle to make chewing gum, Thomas Adams endeavored to use it to create various rubber products. |
Other |
07/10/09 |
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22 |
Wikipedia was launched in January 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. |
Other |
06/12/09 |
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23 |
Galileo became totally blind just before his death. |
Other |
05/31/09 |
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24 |
A bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes in Tokyo. |
Other |
05/19/09 |
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25 |
The USA shreds 7,000 tons of used currency every year. |
Other |
05/16/09 |
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26 |
The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want to use. |
Other |
05/04/09 |
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27 |
The Washington Monument stands at just over 555 feet tall. |
Other |
02/24/09 |
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28 |
Parturiphobia is the fear of childbirth. |
Other |
02/22/09 |
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29 |
Pagophobia is the fear of ice or frost. |
Other |
02/21/09 |
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30 |
Pediculophobia is the fear of lice. |
Other |
02/21/09 |
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