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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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31 |
Thermophobia is the fear of heat. |
Other |
12/22/08 |
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32 |
There are six trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. |
Other |
02/06/09 |
|
33 |
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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34 |
The Washington Monument stands at just over 555 feet tall. |
Other |
02/24/09 |
|
35 |
The USA shreds 7,000 tons of used currency every year. |
Other |
05/16/09 |
|
36 |
The United States Mint operates facilities in Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and West Point. |
Other |
12/23/08 |
|
37 |
The United States Bullion Depository is located in Fort Knox, Kentucky. |
Other |
12/22/08 |
|
38 |
The Terry Fox Run is the largest single-day cancer fundraiser in the world. |
Other |
09/30/08 |
|
39 |
The teddy bear was created in 1902, almost simultaneously in both the United States and Germany. |
Other |
12/26/08 |
|
40 |
The Statue of Liberty is located in New York. |
Other |
07/02/08 |
|
41 |
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and Great Britain in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. |
Other |
10/01/08 |
|
42 |
The Roman numeral "X" has a value of 10. |
Other |
06/13/08 |
|
43 |
The Roman numeral "V" has a value of 5. |
Other |
06/18/08 |
|
44 |
The Roman numeral "M" has a value of 1000. |
Other |
06/15/08 |
|
45 |
The Roman numeral "L" has a value of 50. |
Other |
06/13/08 |
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