FACT OF THE DAY

February 18 2021


Boxing became a legal sport in 1901.


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Kim Kardashian West's first marriage happened when she was 19. She was married to Damon Thomas for four years.
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Language
Over 300 languages are spoken in the United States, but South Africa holds the record for the country with the most official languages.
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Human Body
The seed inside a peach contains an almond-like nut which holds a potent anti-cancer medicine called laetrile.
April 19 2023
General
26 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
April 18 2023
Language
Chinese mandarin is the most spoken language in the world with more than 1.3 billion speakers. However, these are more native speakers and the language isn't well adopted in the world.
April 17 2023
World
Talc is the softest mineral found on Earth, reaching just 1 on Mohs scale of hardness, it is often used to make talcum powder.
April 16 2023
Sports
Michael Jordan's nickname in high school was Magic, after Magic Johnson.
April 15 2023
World
Sweden is a Scandinavian country home to companies such as IKEA, Volvo and Ericsson.
April 14 2023
Language
2,400 of the world's languages are in danger of becoming extinct and about one language becomes extinct every two weeks.
April 13 2023
Movies
Audrey Tautou didn't know how to skip stones for the movie "Amelie". The stone-skipping scenes were made with special effects.
April 12 2023
History
Upon dying, some pharaohs were sealed into their tombs alongside their living servants, pets and concubines.
April 2 2023
World
In Europe, the longest town name is Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, which is located in Wales.
April 1 2023
United States
Ted Turner owns 5% of New Mexico.
March 31 2023
Food
About 70% of olive oil being sold is not actually pure olive oil.
March 30 2023
United States
Georgia's state motto is "Wisdom, Justice and Moderation."
March 29 2023
Technology
The entire game of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is less than 1MB in size.
March 28 2023
History
The first female guest host of "Saturday Night Live" was Candace Bergen.
March 27 2023
Sports
Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
March 26 2023
Animals
Some chickens are half male, half female.
March 25 2023
Language
The English word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet - alpha and beta.
March 24 2023