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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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136 |
The Perseids is a prolific meteor shower that is associated with Comet Swift-Tuttle. |
Science > Astronomy |
09/23/08 |
|
137 |
The only living tissue in the human body that contains no blood vessels is the transparent cornea of the eye. |
Science > Biology |
06/25/08 |
|
138 |
The one hundredth digit of pi after the decimal point is nine. |
Science > Math |
06/08/08 |
|
139 |
The natural logarithm is defined as a logarithm to base e. |
Science > Math |
05/24/08 |
|
140 |
The most severe form of Progeria is Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, named after Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson and Dr. Hastings Gilford. |
Science > Biology |
04/01/09 |
|
141 |
The midpoint of a line is calculated with the equation M = (x1 + x2) /2, (y1 + y2) /2. |
Science > Math |
07/01/08 |
|
142 |
The Mayan number system is in base twenty. |
Science > Math |
12/06/09 |
|
143 |
The lowest level of the Earth's atmosphere is the troposphere. |
Science |
05/21/08 |
|
144 |
The largest star in our solar system is the sun. |
Science > Astronomy |
05/20/08 |
|
145 |
The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter. |
Science > Astronomy |
05/20/08 |
|
146 |
The largest living organism in U.S.A. is the Quaking Aspen in Utah. |
Science > Biology |
12/08/08 |
|
147 |
The largest fish is the whale shark. |
Science |
06/05/08 |
|
148 |
The imaginary unit, commonly referred to as "i", is the square root of negative one. |
Science > Math |
02/06/09 |
|
149 |
The hypotenuse is the longest side in a right triangle. |
Science > Math |
05/20/08 |
|
150 |
The human adult body contains 206 bones. |
Science > Biology |
08/05/08 |
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