FACT OF THE DAY

February 18 2021


Boxing became a legal sport in 1901.


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Movies
The actors on "The Wolf of Wall Street" snorted crushed B vitamins for scenes that involved coc*ine. Jonah Hill claimed that he eventually became sick with bronchitis after so much inhaling and had to be hospitalized.
July 8 2021
Sports
China did not win an Olympic medal until 1984. At the 2008 Beijing games, the Chinese won 100 medals.
July 7 2021
Human Body
At some point, you may have fought cancer.
July 6 2021
Celebrities
Martin Luther King Jr and Anne Frank would be the same age as Barbara Walters if they were still alive today.
July 5 2021
Internet
Every single possible 3 character .com domain has been registered.
July 4 2021
Nature
Although earthquakes can be deadly, most are very small and not even felt by humans.
July 3 2021
Business
China is the world's largest market for BMW's top-of-the-line 760Li. This car sells for $200,000 in China-more than almost all people in China make in a lifetime.
July 2 2021
History
Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.
July 1 2021
Spooky
There are completely black chickens that have black plumage, black legs and nails, black tongue, black meat and bones, and even black organs.
June 30 2021
History
Researchers believe that the Guanajuato Mummies' terrible expressions are the result of the victims being buried alive.
June 29 2021
Sports
Fishing is the biggest participant sport in the world.
June 28 2021
Animals
Some sharks eat their unborn siblings. They eat them because they are looking for nutrition to maintain their survival.
June 27 2021
Psychology
Antidepressant drugs, already known to cause sexual side effects, may also suppress the basic human emotions of love and romance.
June 26 2021
Food
Cucumber seeds give you heartburn and cucumbers give you gas.
June 25 2021
Celebrities
Jerry Springer was once the mayor of Cincinnati.
June 24 2021
Sports
Cal Ripken, Jr. holds a record for not missing a single game in a whopping 16 years of span.
June 23 2021
Sports
The diameter of a full sized basketball is half the diameter of a basketball hoop.
June 22 2021
Sports
Wilt Chamberlain won three-straight big eight titles in the high jump and was also inducted into the volleyball hall of fame.
June 21 2021
Technology
It took 5 years for the internet to reach a market audience of 50 million users.
June 20 2021
Celebrities
Leighton Meester was born in jail.
June 19 2021