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11/1/21	Adolph Levitt, a Russian-born immigrant, invented the first automated doughnut machine in 1920. He called it the “Wonderful Almost Human Automatic Donut Machine.” Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/2/21	A person standing on Heaven's Gate Lookout in Idaho can see Washington, Montana, and Oregon. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/3/21	Namibia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Twyfelfontein, is home to over 2,500 cave paintings and carvings on 212 slabs of rock and 13 panels, some of which are almost 6,000 years old. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/4/21	James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were once arrested together for taking a carriage ride in the countryside of Vermont on a Sunday, which violated the laws of that state. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/5/21	Graffiti has existed since Neolithic times when nomads would leave traces of their journeys by scratching signs on rocks and caves. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/6/21	In 1963, an East German soldier named Wolfgang Engels stole a tank and crashed through the Berlin Wall. Though he was shot twice, he made it to the other side of the wall. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/7/21	The only venomous lizard in the United States, the Gila monster, lives in Arizona and Mexico, the extreme southeastern corner of California, the southern tip of Nevada, and the southwestern corners of Utah and New Mexico. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/8/21	Elizabethan theatergoers, such as those in William Shakespeare's time, could purchase apples and pears to eat during the show. These snacks were often thrown at the actors by dissatisfied members of the audience. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/9/21	Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country by area in the world, but it has one of the lowest population densities at 6 people per square mile. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/10/21	During the Cold War, Russia made such incredibly detailed maps of the Canadian Arctic that other ships still use them today and even prefer them over current Canadian maps. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/11/21	The Lipton Tea Factory in Jebel Ali, Dubai, produces 5 billion tea bags a year. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/12/21	Dog nose prints are as unique as human finger prints and can be used to identify them. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/13/21	In one of the worst prison disasters in US history, 322 inmates were killed and 150 injured when a fire broke out in the Ohio State Penn on April 21, 1930. When some guards refused to let inmates out of their cells, other inmates overpowered the guards to rescue fellow prisoners. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/14/21	Words have a lifespan of anywhere between 1,000 and 20,000 years. More commonly used words tend to last longer. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/15/21	The Earth’s plates move just a few inches a year—about as fast as a person’s fingernails grow. This continental pattern predicts that 250 million years from now, a new supercontinent will be born. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/16/21	Mexico City is built over the ruins of a great Aztec city, Tenochtitlán. Because it is built on a lake, Mexico is sinking at a rate of 6 to 8 inches a year as pumps draw water out for the city’s growing population. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/17/21	Hundreds of years ago, people put spider webs on their wounds because they believed it would help stop the bleeding. Scientists now know that silk contains vitamin K, which helps reduce bleeding. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/18/21	Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States named the Grand Canyon as a national monument in 1908. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/19/21	Sea lions can swim at bursts of up to 25 miles per hour, but typically swim around 11 mph. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/20/21	Yale was named after Elihu Yale (1649-1721), a governor of the British East India Company who donated a crate of goods to the fledgling school. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/21/21	Delaware's average altitude is about 60 feet above sea level, which is the lowest average of any state. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/22/21	The bumps on raspberries are called "drupelets." Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/23/21	The term “cholesterol” is from the Greek khole or “bile” (as in “cholera”) + sterops or “solid, stiff” (as in “sterility”). Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/24/21	The first basketball hoops were peach baskets with the bottom intact. Officials had to get the ball out after each basket. The first string nets were used in the early 1900s. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/25/21	One of the most popular first Thanksgiving stories recalls the three-day celebration in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. Over 200 years later, President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving, and in 1941 Congress established the fourth Thursday in November as a national holiday. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/26/21	The uakari is one of the rarest and most unusual-looking of all the New World monkeys. While it looks similar to an orangutan, its face is pink, which often turns bright red when the animal becomes excited or angry. It also makes a noise similar to a human laughing. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/27/21	The nine-banded armadillo regularly gives birth to identical quadruplets, the only known species to do so. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/28/21	Prolific inventor Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the quadruplex telegraph, DC current, the carbon microphone, the fluoroscope, and the light bulb all while living in Newark, New Jersey. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/29/21	The world’s worst landslide started by an earthquake occurred in 1920 in the Kansu province in China. The landslide killed about 200,000 people. Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/30/21	Glass takes 1 million years to fully degrade in a landfill. Provided by FactRetriever.com

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