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8/1/20	The world's smallest church is found in Oneida, NY. The Cross Island Chapel is 51" x 81", making it large enough to sit two people. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/2/20	A person’s chance of a heart attack rises about 10% after daylight saving time begins. When daylight saving ends in the fall, heart attacks briefly become less frequent than usual. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/3/20	About one-quarter of the roses grown in the world come from Turkey. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/4/20	French essayist and poet Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907) was the first person to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/5/20	The Boston Latin School was established on April 23, 1635 in Boston as the first public school within Massachusetts in which later became part of the United States. [Source]
8/6/20	The most venomous spider in the world is the Brazilian Wandering Spider, or the banana spider. This aggressive spider wanders the forest floors of Central and South America looking for food. Just a small amount of venom is enough to kill a human. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/7/20	Alloxan, a byproduct of bleaching white flour which is often found in junk food, leads to diabetes in healthy experimental animals by destroying their pancreatic beta cells. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/8/20	Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) can grow up to 30 inches tall and weigh up to 13 pounds. They are different than other penguins because they have a colorful orange bill, and no other penguin has such a big tail. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/9/20	William the Conqueror built the Tower of London toward the end of 1066 as a royal palace and defense system. The Tower is guarded by 6 ravens, and, according to legend, if one raven leaves the grounds, then England will fall. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/10/20	Helmets weren’t mandatory for football players until 1939. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/11/20	The most southern marathon in the world is in Antarctica, where the average windchill temperature is -4 degrees Fahrenheit. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/12/20	Jellyfish are found in every ocean of the world. They are even found in some freshwater lakes and ponds. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/13/20	Between 10-12% of people on earth are “lefties.” Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/14/20	A cobot is a new type of industrial robot that can work safely alongside people in factories. A person just needs to move its arms to train it. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/15/20	Since ancient times, autumn has ranked as one of the most important times of year as daylight begins to fade and cold, dark days lie ahead. Because a good harvest is necessary for survival, many societies tried to ensure a good harvest by honoring various gods and goddesses. Some societies, such as the Aztecs in ancient Mexico, even made human sacrifices to please the gods. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/16/20	Some of the earliest hominid populations lived in Ethiopia. The region is possibly where Homo erectus evolved and left Africa to populate Eurasia over 1.8 million years ago. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/17/20	Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers of nutmeg, which is native to its Banda Islands. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/18/20	Each year, 8,000 people in the United States die while waiting for an organ transplant. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/19/20	Turkey is the largest grower of hazelnuts in the world; it is responsible for 80% of the world’s hazelnut exports. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/20/20	Radioactive dust from the Chernobyl disaster reached across northern and western Europe and even as far as the eastern United States. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/21/20	The world’s smallest mammal, the Craseonycteris thonglongyai (the bumble bat), is found in Thailand. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/22/20	While traditional bullying has been linked to higher rates of suicide ideation and attempts, the rates from cyberbullying are much higher. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/23/20	Ecologists call elephants a ‘keystone” species and a “giant force of nature whose fortunes affect everything around them—for good or ill.” Approximately 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers, leaving elephant populations in a continuing steep decline. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/24/20	The driest place on earth is Chile’s Atacama Desert. Rain has never been recorded in parts of the desert. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/25/20	Lake Baikal in Russia holds 20% of Earth’s unfrozen freshwater. It is the deepest and oldest lake in the world. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/26/20	The largest flower on Earth is also the smelliest. Native to Sumatra, The corpse flower smells like rotting flesh. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/27/20	The tallest known tree on Earth is a redwood tree in a California forest. Nicknamed “Hyperion,” it is about twice as tall as the statue of liberty, at 380 feet high. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/28/20	"Metrophobia" is the name for a fear of poetry. "Metromania" is the compulsion to write poetry. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/29/20	Some archaeologists believe that the site of Machu Picchu was selected in part for its higher altitude. Sand flies, which are common in South America and which transmit leishmaniasis, a face-deforming disease, cannot survive at the altitude of Machu Picchu. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/30/20	HIV can survive in dried blood at room temperature for up to six days or for weeks if wet, such as in used syringes or needles. Provided by FactRetriever.com
8/31/20	In 1830, it took about 250 to 300 labor hours to produce 100 bushels (5 acres) of wheat. In 1975, it took just 3¾ hours. - Provided by FactRetriever.com

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