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FACT-OF-THE-DAY ARCHIVE
"Our life is what our thoughts make it."
- Marcus Aurelius
NOV 2019

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11/1/19      By the 1930s, thousands of schools were operating on reduced hours or were closed down entirely. Some three million children had left school, and at least 200,000 took to riding the rails. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/2/19      When President Wilson signed daylight saving time into law during WW I, it was commonly called "fast time." During WW II, when it was again put in force after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, it was called "War Time."- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/3/19      Avocados are toxic to horses; they can cause respiratory distress, heart failure, and death.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/4/19      Scottish surgeon James Braid was the first to coin the word "hypnotism" in the 1840s.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/5/19      According to Rowling, her favorite book as a child was The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/6/19      Malaria, which is caused by the parasitic protozoa plasmodium, is the deadliest disease of all time. No disease, including the plague or smallpox, has killed more people. It has also killed more people than all wars, famines, and natural disasters combined.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/7/19      Modern submarines first appeared in the early 1600s. William Bourne, a British innkeeper and mathematician proposed the idea, and Dutch inventor Cornelius von Drebble built the first workable submarine.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/8/19      Andrew Johnson is the only tailor ever to be president. As president, he would typically stop by a tailor shop to say hello. He would wear only the suits that he made himself.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/9/19      A "watt" is a unit of power that measures the rate of producing or using energy. The term was named after Scottish engineer James Watt (1736-1819), who developed an improved steam engine. Watt measured his engine's performance in horsepower. One horsepower equaled 746 watts.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/10/19      Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617) was born Matoaka and was also known as Amonute. The name "Pocahontas" (meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child") was a childhood nickname that referred to her frolicsome nature. In her last days, she went by Rebecca Rolfe. The marriage between John Rolfe and Pocahontas was the first recorded interracial marriage in American history.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/15/19      In 1943, a Mexican farmer named Dionisio Pulido witnessed the birth of a volcano in his cornfield about 329 kilometers west of Mexico City. It started as a slight depression in his field and soon became a fissure that emitted smoke and hissing noises. During the next nine years, the volcano Paricutin had grown to an elevation of 2,272 meters and its voluminous lava flows had destroyed several towns.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/16/19      In the 18th century, members of the French Court desired alabaster skin. To achieve this, they would wear thick layers of white powder, which was made from white lead, talc, and pulverized bone combined with wax, whale blubber, or oil.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/17/19      A single car has about 30,000 parts. About 80% of a car is recyclable.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/18/19      According to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Shakespeare wrote about one-tenth of the most quotable quotations ever written or spoken in English.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/19/19      Coca-Cola was the first commercial sponsor of the Olympic Games in 1928.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/20/19      The 20% of children who die from cancer do so, on average, by the age of 8.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/21/19      Japan has the third longest life expectancy in the world with men living to 81 years old and women living to almost 88 years old. The Japanese live on average four years longer than Americans.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/22/19      Scientists suggest that stress is part of the evolutionary drive because it has enabled humans to survive. Specifically, stress temporarily increases awareness and improves physical performance.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/23/19      McDonald's is one of the largest owners of real estate in the world and it earns the majority of its profits from collecting rent, not from selling food.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/24/19      People with poor oral health may be more likely to have atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) because the bacteria in the gums and teeth can enter the bloodstream and affect blood clotting.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/25/19      Although 99% of their diet is bamboo, a panda's digestive system is designed for meat. In fact, pandas absorb only 20%-30 % of bamboo nutrients. Other plant eaters such as deer absorb around 80%. This means the panda has to eat most of the time it is awake to get enough nutrients to survive.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/26/19      In 1346, rumors of a plague that started in China and spread throughout Asia, Persia, Syria, Egypt, and India reached Europe. All of India was rumored to have been depopulated.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/26/2019      In 1346, rumors of a plague that started in China and spread throughout Asia, Persia, Syria, Egypt, and India reached Europe. All of India was rumored to have been depopulated.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/27/19      Astronomers believe that Neptune's core may be as hot as the surface of the sun. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/28/19      In Liechtenstein, one of the smallest countries on Earth, the entire national community votes on whether someone can become a citizen, based on their skills and employment. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/29/19      Women make up 65.4% of IRS employees, which is higher than the average of 48.1% for the civilian workforce.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/30/19      The oldest Egyptian pyramid is the Step Pyramid, dated to around 2650 BC. It was the tomb of King Djoser, and its shape represented a giant stairway for the dead king to climb up into the sky to join the sun god. - Provided by FactRetriever.com

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11/1/19	By the 1930s, thousands of schools were operating on reduced hours or were closed down entirely. Some three million children had left school, and at least 200,000 took to riding the rails. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/2/19	When President Wilson signed daylight saving time into law during WW I, it was commonly called "fast time." During WW II, when it was again put in force after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, it was called "War Time."- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/3/19	Avocados are toxic to horses; they can cause respiratory distress, heart failure, and death.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/4/19	Scottish surgeon James Braid was the first to coin the word "hypnotism" in the 1840s.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/5/19	According to Rowling, her favorite book as a child was The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/6/19	Malaria, which is caused by the parasitic protozoa plasmodium, is the deadliest disease of all time. No disease, including the plague or smallpox, has killed more people. It has also killed more people than all wars, famines, and natural disasters combined.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/7/19	Modern submarines first appeared in the early 1600s. William Bourne, a British innkeeper and mathematician proposed the idea, and Dutch inventor Cornelius von Drebble built the first workable submarine.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/8/19	Andrew Johnson is the only tailor ever to be president. As president, he would typically stop by a tailor shop to say hello. He would wear only the suits that he made himself.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/9/19	A "watt" is a unit of power that measures the rate of producing or using energy. The term was named after Scottish engineer James Watt (1736-1819), who developed an improved steam engine. Watt measured his engine's performance in horsepower. One horsepower equaled 746 watts.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/10/19	Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617) was born Matoaka and was also known as Amonute. The name "Pocahontas" (meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child") was a childhood nickname that referred to her frolicsome nature. In her last days, she went by Rebecca Rolfe. The marriage between John Rolfe and Pocahontas was the first recorded interracial marriage in American history.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/15/19	In 1943, a Mexican farmer named Dionisio Pulido witnessed the birth of a volcano in his cornfield about 329 kilometers west of Mexico City. It started as a slight depression in his field and soon became a fissure that emitted smoke and hissing noises. During the next nine years, the volcano Paricutin had grown to an elevation of 2,272 meters and its voluminous lava flows had destroyed several towns.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/16/19	In the 18th century, members of the French Court desired alabaster skin. To achieve this, they would wear thick layers of white powder, which was made from white lead, talc, and pulverized bone combined with wax, whale blubber, or oil.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/17/19	A single car has about 30,000 parts. About 80% of a car is recyclable.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/18/19	According to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Shakespeare wrote about one-tenth of the most quotable quotations ever written or spoken in English.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/19/19	Coca-Cola was the first commercial sponsor of the Olympic Games in 1928.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/20/19	The 20% of children who die from cancer do so, on average, by the age of 8.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/21/19	Japan has the third longest life expectancy in the world with men living to 81 years old and women living to almost 88 years old. The Japanese live on average four years longer than Americans.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/22/19	Scientists suggest that stress is part of the evolutionary drive because it has enabled humans to survive. Specifically, stress temporarily increases awareness and improves physical performance.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/23/19	McDonald's is one of the largest owners of real estate in the world and it earns the majority of its profits from collecting rent, not from selling food.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/24/19	People with poor oral health may be more likely to have atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) because the bacteria in the gums and teeth can enter the bloodstream and affect blood clotting.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/25/19	Although 99% of their diet is bamboo, a panda's digestive system is designed for meat. In fact, pandas absorb only 20%-30 % of bamboo nutrients. Other plant eaters such as deer absorb around 80%. This means the panda has to eat most of the time it is awake to get enough nutrients to survive.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/26/19	In 1346, rumors of a plague that started in China and spread throughout Asia, Persia, Syria, Egypt, and India reached Europe. All of India was rumored to have been depopulated.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/26/2019	In 1346, rumors of a plague that started in China and spread throughout Asia, Persia, Syria, Egypt, and India reached Europe. All of India was rumored to have been depopulated.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/27/19	Astronomers believe that Neptune's core may be as hot as the surface of the sun. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/28/19	In Liechtenstein, one of the smallest countries on Earth, the entire national community votes on whether someone can become a citizen, based on their skills and employment. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/29/19	Women make up 65.4% of IRS employees, which is higher than the average of 48.1% for the civilian workforce.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/30/19	The oldest Egyptian pyramid is the Step Pyramid, dated to around 2650 BC. It was the tomb of King Djoser, and its shape represented a giant stairway for the dead king to climb up into the sky to join the sun god. - Provided by FactRetriever.com

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