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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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886 |
In the medical profession the abbreviation h.s. means at bedtime. |
Science |
10/16/08 |
|
887 |
Mercury is the only common metal liquid at ordinary temperatures. |
Science > Chemistry |
10/10/08 |
|
888 |
There are eight main biological classifications of organisms: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. |
Science > Biology |
10/07/08 |
|
889 |
Callisto is one of Jupiter's moons. |
Science > Astronomy |
10/02/08 |
|
890 |
One pound (454 grams) of body fat is equal to about 3,500 Calories. |
Science > Biology |
09/30/08 |
|
891 |
One gram of fat provides about nine Calories of energy. |
Science > Biology |
09/26/08 |
|
892 |
A prime number is a number (other than the number 1) that has no numbers that divide evenly into itself besides itself and one. |
Science > Math |
09/25/08 |
|
893 |
One gram of protein provides about four Calories of energy. |
Science > Biology |
09/24/08 |
|
894 |
The Perseids is a prolific meteor shower that is associated with Comet Swift-Tuttle. |
Science > Astronomy |
09/23/08 |
|
895 |
One gram of carbohydrates provides about four Calories of energy. |
Science > Biology |
09/23/08 |
|
896 |
Unlike in the real numbers and the complex numbers, multiplication in the quaternions is not commutative. |
Science > Math |
09/21/08 |
|
897 |
Pi, the mathematical constant, is an irrational number. |
Science > Math |
09/21/08 |
|
898 |
Hipparchus invented trigonometry to describe how the planets move. |
Science > Math |
09/21/08 |
|
899 |
In the Solar System, the main asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter. |
Science > Astronomy |
09/19/08 |
|
900 |
One danger of diving, commonly called "the bends", can occur by ascending too fast. |
Science > Biology |
09/16/08 |
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