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FACT-OF-THE-DAY ARCHIVE
"Our life is what our thoughts make it."
- Marcus Aurelius

JUN 2015


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6/1/15     In 1996, California became the first U.S. state to legally allow medical marijuana for patients with a valid doctor's recommendation. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/2/15     Most fashion models are thinner than 98% of American women. The average American woman is 5'4" and weighs 140 pounds. The average model is 5'11" and weighs 117 pounds. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/3/15     Most cats give birth to a litter of between one and nine kittens. The largest known litter ever produced was 19 kittens, of which 15 survived. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/4/15     Grinning or pulling the lip is a sign of aggression in monkeys, along with yawning, head bobbing, and jerking the head and shoulders forward. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/5/15     "Three times a bridesmaid, never a bride" dates to about the sixteenth century. It was believed that if young maiden who had been a bridesmaid three times was unable to catch the eye of unmarried males, then she never would. But, if she served seven times as a bridesmaid, the spell was broken and the woman was thought to be a sure bet for marriage. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/6/15     Scientists speculate that Saturn's rings may disappear in 50 million years. Saturn's gravitational pull will either suck the rings into the planet, or the rings will dissolve into space. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/7/15     During 2002-2006, 95% of new cases and 97% of breast cancer deaths occurred in women 40 years and older. The biggest single risk factor for breast cancer is age. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/8/15     Studies note that sometimes those who have a high level of physical attractiveness seek less attractive mates in order to wield more power over them. In other words, less attractive people may attract more attractive mates because they are more likely to yield to their whims. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/9/15     For every 1 million tons of oil that is shipped, about 1 ton is spilled. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/10/15     Most bears have 42 teeth, which is about 10 more than people have. A bear's canines can reach 1.5" long, while a human's are less than a half inch long. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/11/15     Studies show that 85% of police officers, 80% of regional pilots, and 48% of air-traffic controllers nod off on the job. Forty-one percent of medical workers admit they have made fatigue-related mistakes. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/12/15     The United States produces more nuclear-generated electricity than any other country, nearly 1/3 of the world's total. The second largest producer is France, which generates more than 3/4 of its electricity in nuclear reactors. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/13/15     As of March 25 2011, there have been over 21,911 dead and missing in the Japan tsunami (over 10,000 confirmed dead; 17,440 missing) and 2,755 injured. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/14/15     The 1964 Alaska 9.2 quake lasted four minutes and dropped streets 20 feet (6 meters) below normal. It caused flooding on the coast of Hawaii, more than 3,100 miles away. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/15/15     There are approximately 32,000 different kinds of fish in the world today, which is more than all the other kinds of vertebrates combined. Scientists are discovering new species all the time. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/16/15     There are currently a total of 538 electors in the Electoral College. Each state receives a number of electors equal to the number of its Senators and Representatives in Congress. Washington, D.C., is also given three electors, the number given to the least populous states. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/17/15     Population experts estimate that there are at least 3,000 distinct ethnic groups (tribes) in Africa. Nigeria alone has more than 370 recognized tribes within its population. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/18/15     A single bat can eat more than 600 bugs in one hour, which is like a person eating 20 pizzas a night. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/19/15     Ancient Roman spies used urine as invisible ink to write secrets between the lines of their official documents, hence the saying: "read between the lines." The messages appeared only when heated. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/20/15     From 1850 to 1942, marijuana was listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia as a useful medicine for nausea, rheumatism, and labor pains and was easily obtained at the local general store or pharmacy. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/21/15     The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm. A day in June was chosen for the first Father's Day celebration, June 17, 1910, proclaimed by Spokane's mayor because it was the month of Smart's birth. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Father's Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/22/15     A giant panda can peel and eat a bamboo shoot in about 40 seconds. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/23/15     During WWI, dogs were used as messengers and carried orders to the front lines in capsules attached to their bodies. Dogs were also used to lay down telegraph wires. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/24/15     Because natural red hair holds its pigment more than other colors, it is harder to dye. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/25/15     Approximately 90% of all cases of malaria worldwide occur in Africa, and 3,000 African children die each day from its effects. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/26/15     "Love" in the sense of "no score" in tennis dates to 1792 and means "playing for love" or, in other words, playing for nothing. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/27/15     Venus is often called Earth's twin because it is the closest planet in size to Earth. Scientists estimate the diameter of Venus at about 7,520 miles, making it approximately 400 miles smaller in diameter than Earth. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/28/15     There have been four major global flu pandemics since 1900. The most recent pandemic is the current swine flu (officially named "Novel H1N1 Influenza A"). The last global pandemic was the Hong Kong flu (1968-1969) which killed approximately one million people. The Asian flu pandemic (1957-1958) originated in China and is estimated to have killed between one and four million people. The Spanish flu pandemic (1918-1919) killed between 50-100 million people worldwide. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/29/15     Hershey's produces over 80 million chocolate Kisses every day. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
6/30/15     Gold and copper were the first metals to be discovered by humans around 5000 B.C. and are the only two non-white-colored metals. - Provided by RandomHistory.com


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