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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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871 |
The largest living organism in U.S.A. is the Quaking Aspen in Utah. |
Science > Biology |
12/08/08 |
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872 |
The sponge is the least complex multicellular organism. |
Science > Biology |
11/18/08 |
|
873 |
A Klein bottle is a non-orientable surface with no distinct "inner" and "outer" sides. |
Science > Math |
11/16/08 |
|
874 |
The Planck constant is a physical constant used to describe the sizes of quanta. It relates the energy of a photon to the frequency of that photon. |
Science > Physics |
11/14/08 |
|
875 |
Two rovers successfully landed on Mars in 2004; the second was Opportunity on January 25. |
Science > Astronomy |
11/07/08 |
|
876 |
The first rover to successfully land on Mars was Sojourner, which landed July 4, 1997. |
Science > Astronomy |
11/05/08 |
|
877 |
Two rovers successfully landed on Mars in 2004; the first was Spirit on January 4. |
Science > Astronomy |
11/03/08 |
|
878 |
Spherical trigonometry, studies triangles on spheres, and is important in astronomy and navigation. |
Science > Math |
11/01/08 |
|
879 |
The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius. |
Science > Astronomy |
11/01/08 |
|
880 |
The second brightest star in the night sky is Canopus. |
Science > Astronomy |
11/01/08 |
|
881 |
There are general formulas for solving polynomial equations of degree less than 5, using only addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and root extraction, but no such formula exists for polynomials of degree 5 or higher. |
Science > Math |
10/31/08 |
|
882 |
Sunspots are regions of lower-than- average temperatures that are associated with intense magnetic activity. |
Science > Astronomy |
10/28/08 |
|
883 |
In medical terms the abbreviations AC means before eating or before meals. |
Science |
10/25/08 |
|
884 |
In the medical profession, the abbreviation npo means nothing by mouth. |
Science |
10/21/08 |
|
885 |
In the medical profession b.i.d. is the abbreviation for twice daily. |
Science |
10/18/08 |
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