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7/1/22	The man who stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 had helped build the glass case that held the painting. He hid in the broom closet overnight and then walked out in the morning. He was Italian and believed the painting belonged to Italy. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/2/22	Pneumatic tube technology, which uses a partial vacuum or compressed air to transport objects, has been used in a variety of ways, such as transporting books in libraries, money and paperwork at banks, and as a mail delivery system in Paris. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/3/22	Martin Van Buren was the first U.S. president to be born a United States citizen. All previous presidents were born British subjects. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/4/22	During the 4th of July, Americans light about 175 million pounds of fireworks, which is equivalent to about 100,000 lightening bolts. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/5/22	Mount Erebus on Antarctica is the southernmost active volcano on the planet. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/6/22	Americans usually stand 18–48 inches away from each other, which is the size of their “personal bubble.” Japanese, however, have a personal bubble, or intimate zone, of 10 inches. And people from rural areas tend to have larger personal bubbles than those that live in a city. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/7/22	Helen Keller met the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, at age six. The two remained lifelong friends, and Keller considered Bell a father figure. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/8/22	Before an earthquake, ponds and canals may give off a strange smell. This is caused by the release of gases underground. The temperature of ground water can also become warmer. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/9/22	The first car Porsche ever made had an electric engine. The 1898 “Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model," or “P1,” which required over 1,000 lbs of batteries, could drive almost 50 miles on a charge and reached speeds of 22 mph. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/11/22	The two forces that slow a railway train down, drag and friction, would be reduced to nearly zero in Hyperloop tubes, where pods would travel in tubes that had the air pumped out of them and would be kept frictionless through magnetic forces.
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7/13/22	In the summer heat, the iron in France’s Eiffel Tower expands, making the tower grow more than 6 inches. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/14/22	Ancient pagans celebrated midsummer with bonfires. It was believed that the crops would grow as high as a couple could jump across the fire. Additionally, bonfires would generate magic by boosting the sun’s powers. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/15/22	While an elephant's skin looks rough, it can detect the gentle touch of a finger. In the wild, elephants will cover their skin with dirt or mud to protect their skin from the sun or insect bites. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/16/22	BrightOcular is a company offer iris implants that can change a person's eye color. The thin silicone implants can be folded and inserted into the eye to change its color. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/17/22	Users upload over 500 hours of content to YouTube every minute. Provided by YouTube
7/18/22	On August 13, 1886, Captain Moses Harris from Fort Custer in the Montana Territories marched into Yellowstone and assumed the title of park superintendent. He was the first of a dozen military officers to lead the park until the National Park Service took over in 1918. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/19/22	Monet suffered from depression. It is estimated that he destroyed some 500 works during his bouts of self-doubt and frustration. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/20/22	A commemorative tower was built in Scotland for a cat named Towser, who caught nearly 30,000 mice in her lifetime. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/21/22	The medical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/22/22	The Mona Lisa has been attacked several times. In 1956, a man threw acid at the painting. A few months later, a man threw a rock at the painting, chipping some of its pigment. The painting now is secured behind bullet-proof glass. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/23/22	Like fingerprints, each human tongue has its own unique print. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/24/22	It has only been 20 years since the non-native quagga mussel was accidentally introduced into Lake Michigan, but experts say that the entire bottom of the 100-mile-wide lake is covered by trillions of these mussels. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/25/22	Yellowstone Lake is the largest lake at high elevation (over 7,000 feet [2134 m]) in North America. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/26/22	Vatican City is the only nation in the world that can lock its own gates at night. It has its own phone company, radio, T.V. stations, money, and stamps. It even has its own army, the historic Swiss Guard. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/27/22	In 1919, the first major aviation disaster in the United States occurred in Chicago. The Wingfoot Express blimp crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, taking the lives of 13 people and injuring 27 more. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/28/22	Canadians have made many important inventions, including Kerosene, the electron microscope, the electronic organ, insulin, the IMAX film system, the snowmobile, and the electric cooking range.Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/29/22	In Croatia, scientists discovered that lampposts were falling down because a chemical in the urine of male dogs was rotting the metal. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/30/22	The most visited city in the world is Bangkok, Thailand, with over 20.2 million international visitors. London (20 million international visitors) and Paris (16.1 million international visitors) round out the top 3. Provided by FactRetriever.com
7/31/22	Turks introduced coffee to Europe, during the Ottoman raids into Central and Eastern Europe in the 16th century. Provided by FactRetriever.com

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