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

SEP 2017


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9/1/17     The difference between poaching and hunting is the law. In other words, poaching is hunting without legal permission from whoever controls the land. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/2/17     Based on the average life of a G2 star, the present age of the sun is estimated to be 4.6 billion years, halfway through its lifetime. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/3/17     Firstborns are more likely to make at least $100,000 more annually than their siblings. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/4/17     No one is quite sure where the name “Beatles” originated, though the most likely story is that John Lennon liked the name The Crickets after Buddy Holly’s band. Early band member Stuart Sutcliff suggested “Beetles,” and they were for some time known as The Silver Beetles or, occasionally, Long John and the Silver Beatles before becoming the Beatles. The Beetles were also a rival gang in Marlon Brando’s movie The Wild One, which may have also been an influence. John Lennon is usually credited with changing the spelling to “Beatles” to reflect Beat music and the Beat generation. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/5/17     The top three stressful cities in America are Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and New York, New York. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/6/17     Native Haitians were pre-Columbian Amerindians called Taino, "the good people." The Taino named their land "Ayiti," meaning "Land of Mountains"- a term that evolved into "Haiti." - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/7/17     The earliest gardens were strictly practical and were used to grow food and medicinal herbs. Around 1500 B.C. in Egypt, the first decorative gardens appeared. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/8/17     Giant armadillos as big as cars roamed the earth long before highways and freeways existed. These gigantic creatures died off 10,000 years ago. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/9/17     The entire Pluto system has four small satellites (Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, and Styx) that orbit a “binary planet” that is composed of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/10/17     Boston is the capital city of Massachusetts and is the largest city both in the state and in New England. It is also the sixth largest city in the United States and the 12th largest globally. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/11/17     Spanish explorers discovered Alcatraz Island in 1775. They named it La Isla de los Alcatraces, which means "Island of the Pelicans." Prisoners later called it "The Rock." - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/12/17     Every year, between 1.5 and 2 million students in the US go on spring break and collectively spend over $1 billion. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/13/17     The year 1886 is considered to be the birth of the modern car. In that year, German inventor Carl Benz built a modern automobile called the Benz Patent-Motorwagen. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/14/17     Unlike dogs, cats do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/15/17     The largest bone in the human body is the femur. It can support 30 times the weight of a person's body. Ounce for ounce, that's stronger than steel. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/16/17     The name “Argentina” comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The original European settlers believed the country was full of silver, and a legend existed about a mountain made of silver in Argentina that reached Spain in 1524. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/17/17     The official name of Mexico is Estados Únidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States). - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/18/17     The average American eats approximately 222 pounds of meat per year. This does not include seafood. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/19/17     Though U.S. pharmacist John S. Pemberton invented Coca-Cola in 1886, his bookkeeper, Frank Robinson invented the name. Robinson had beautiful handwriting, and his flowering script is still used today. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/20/17     Between 10 and 20 grams of caffeine will kill a person. This is equivalent to 4.69 gallons of coffee. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/21/17     A 2010 study found that people who drank both diet and regular soda gained more fat around their waist than people who did not drink any soda. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/22/17     Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, has amplified clique behavior — including “mommy cliques” — dramatically. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/23/17     The word "LEGO" is from the first two letters of the Danish words "Leg" and "Godt," which means "play well." - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/24/17     Hurricane-generated waves frequently toss tons of fish onto beaches. The eyes of many of the fish have popped out because of sudden changes in pressure. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/25/17     Norway’s formal name is Kongeriket Norge (Kingdom of Norway). - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/26/17     Most people had brown eyes until about 10,000 years ago when a single genetic mutation from the Black Sea switched the eyes from brown to blue. Approximately 8% of the world’s population now has blue eyes. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/27/17     Apple’s first computer, the Apple 1 (1976), did not include a keyboard, monitor, or case and was basically an assembled circuit board. The Apple II was introduced on April 16, 1977, and has been widely credited with popularizing the home computer. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/28/17     There are over 20,000 species of edible plants in the world. However, just 20 species provide 90% of human food. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/29/17     Because landfills are so densely packed, much of the degradation that occurs is anaerobically, or without air. Anaerobic processes create a tremendous about of methane gas, which is a major contributor to global warming. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/30/17     American Samoa is classified as an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States. Basically, this means American Samoa enjoys diplomatic and military protection from the US, but not all of the provisions and protections of the US Constitution apply. - Provided by FactRetriever.com


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

SEP 2017


Previous Archives

DATE FACT OF THE DAY
9/1/17     The difference between poaching and hunting is the law. In other words, poaching is hunting without legal permission from whoever controls the land. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/2/17     Based on the average life of a G2 star, the present age of the sun is estimated to be 4.6 billion years, halfway through its lifetime. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/3/17     Firstborns are more likely to make at least $100,000 more annually than their siblings. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/4/17     No one is quite sure where the name “Beatles” originated, though the most likely story is that John Lennon liked the name The Crickets after Buddy Holly’s band. Early band member Stuart Sutcliff suggested “Beetles,” and they were for some time known as The Silver Beetles or, occasionally, Long John and the Silver Beatles before becoming the Beatles. The Beetles were also a rival gang in Marlon Brando’s movie The Wild One, which may have also been an influence. John Lennon is usually credited with changing the spelling to “Beatles” to reflect Beat music and the Beat generation. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/5/17     The top three stressful cities in America are Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and New York, New York. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/6/17     Native Haitians were pre-Columbian Amerindians called Taino, "the good people." The Taino named their land "Ayiti," meaning "Land of Mountains"- a term that evolved into "Haiti." - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/7/17     The earliest gardens were strictly practical and were used to grow food and medicinal herbs. Around 1500 B.C. in Egypt, the first decorative gardens appeared. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/8/17     Giant armadillos as big as cars roamed the earth long before highways and freeways existed. These gigantic creatures died off 10,000 years ago. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/9/17     The entire Pluto system has four small satellites (Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, and Styx) that orbit a “binary planet” that is composed of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/10/17     Boston is the capital city of Massachusetts and is the largest city both in the state and in New England. It is also the sixth largest city in the United States and the 12th largest globally. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/11/17     Spanish explorers discovered Alcatraz Island in 1775. They named it La Isla de los Alcatraces, which means "Island of the Pelicans." Prisoners later called it "The Rock." - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/12/17     Every year, between 1.5 and 2 million students in the US go on spring break and collectively spend over $1 billion. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/13/17     The year 1886 is considered to be the birth of the modern car. In that year, German inventor Carl Benz built a modern automobile called the Benz Patent-Motorwagen. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/14/17     Unlike dogs, cats do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/15/17     The largest bone in the human body is the femur. It can support 30 times the weight of a person's body. Ounce for ounce, that's stronger than steel. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/16/17     The name “Argentina” comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The original European settlers believed the country was full of silver, and a legend existed about a mountain made of silver in Argentina that reached Spain in 1524. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/17/17     The official name of Mexico is Estados Únidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States). - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/18/17     The average American eats approximately 222 pounds of meat per year. This does not include seafood. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/19/17     Though U.S. pharmacist John S. Pemberton invented Coca-Cola in 1886, his bookkeeper, Frank Robinson invented the name. Robinson had beautiful handwriting, and his flowering script is still used today. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/20/17     Between 10 and 20 grams of caffeine will kill a person. This is equivalent to 4.69 gallons of coffee. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/21/17     A 2010 study found that people who drank both diet and regular soda gained more fat around their waist than people who did not drink any soda. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/22/17     Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, has amplified clique behavior — including “mommy cliques” — dramatically. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/23/17     The word "LEGO" is from the first two letters of the Danish words "Leg" and "Godt," which means "play well." - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/24/17     Hurricane-generated waves frequently toss tons of fish onto beaches. The eyes of many of the fish have popped out because of sudden changes in pressure. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/25/17     Norway’s formal name is Kongeriket Norge (Kingdom of Norway). - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/26/17     Most people had brown eyes until about 10,000 years ago when a single genetic mutation from the Black Sea switched the eyes from brown to blue. Approximately 8% of the world’s population now has blue eyes. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/27/17     Apple’s first computer, the Apple 1 (1976), did not include a keyboard, monitor, or case and was basically an assembled circuit board. The Apple II was introduced on April 16, 1977, and has been widely credited with popularizing the home computer. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/28/17     There are over 20,000 species of edible plants in the world. However, just 20 species provide 90% of human food. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/29/17     Because landfills are so densely packed, much of the degradation that occurs is anaerobically, or without air. Anaerobic processes create a tremendous about of methane gas, which is a major contributor to global warming. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/30/17     American Samoa is classified as an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States. Basically, this means American Samoa enjoys diplomatic and military protection from the US, but not all of the provisions and protections of the US Constitution apply. - Provided by FactRetriever.com


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2015
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