|
Fact |
Category |
Date |
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4816 |
The third Labor of Heracles was to capture the Ceryneian hind. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/17/10 |
|
4817 |
In Greek mythology, the children of the Titans Cronus and Rhea were the goddesses Hestia, Demeter and Hera and the gods Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/17/10 |
|
4818 |
The ninth Labor of Heracles was to obtain the girdle of Hippolyte, Queen of the Amazons. |
Literature > Mythology |
10/17/10 |
|
4819 |
In Greek mythology, Perseus killed a sea monster to rescue his future wife Andromeda. |
Literature > Mythology |
11/03/10 |
|
4820 |
In Greek mythology, Meleager killed the Calydonian boar. |
Literature > Mythology |
11/04/10 |
|
4821 |
Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, by beating Argentina 4-2. |
Sports > Soccer |
11/07/10 |
|
4822 |
In Norse mythology, Heimdall is the watchman of the gods. |
Literature > Mythology |
11/08/10 |
|
4823 |
In Norse mythology, Ragnarok was the apocalypse that would ultimately destroy this world and the gods who ruled over it. |
Literature > Mythology |
11/08/10 |
|
4824 |
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 |
|
4825 |
In Norse mythology, there were nine worlds. |
Literature > Mythology |
11/08/10 |
|
4826 |
Lucy and Linus have a younger brother named Rerun, who only occasionally appears in the "Peanuts" comic strip. |
Entertainment > Comics |
11/09/10 |
|
4827 |
4% of Americans are vegetarian/vegan. |
Humanities |
11/09/10 |
|
4828 |
Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies was actually born in France! |
Movies |
11/18/10 |
|
4829 |
In Norse mythology, Loki is the shape-shifting trickster god. |
Literature > Mythology |
11/18/10 |
|
4830 |
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into Jupiter in 1994. |
Science > Astronomy |
11/19/10 |
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