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February 20 2021
Michael Jordan's nickname in high school was Magic, after Magic Johnson.
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Magma is the hot liquid rock under the surface of the Earth, it is known as lava after it comes out of a volcano.
October 28 2022
World
The longest river Nile runs through Egypt.
October 27 2022
World
Fiji is an island nation and popular tourist destination found in the South Pacific Ocean.
October 26 2022
Human Body
Adult human bones account for 14% of the body's total weight.
October 25 2022
Movies
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton really learned how to make soap on the set of "Fight Club".
October 24 2022
Technology
When the first iPod prototype was shown to Steve Jobs, he dropped it in an aquarium and used the air bubbles to prove there was empty space and it could be made smaller.
October 23 2022
Trivia
Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys.
October 22 2022
Trivia
According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spend $310 million on pet costumes last Halloween.
October 21 2022
History
Chinese women used to bind their feet to prevent further growth. The painful custom became popular as a means to display social status and was also a symbol of beauty in Chinese culture.
October 20 2022
World
Over 50% of Africans are under the age of 25.
October 19 2022
Food
Fast food provider Hardee's introduced the Monster Thickburger. It has 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat.
October 18 2022
Trivia
The Q in Q-tips stands for quality. They were originally called Baby Gays.
October 17 2022
Celebrities
Robin Williams was such a big fan of The Legend of Zelda that he named his daughter Zelda.
October 16 2022
Human Body
You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
October 15 2022
United States
Rhode Island is the only state which the hammer throw is a legal high school sport.
October 14 2022
General
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
October 13 2022
Language
The names of 5 continents both start and end with the same letter.
October 12 2022
For Kids
The first man made object sent into space was in 1957 when the Russian satellite named Sputnik was launched.
October 11 2022
History
Isaac Asimov holds the enviable title of being the only author to have written at least one book for each Dewey class.
October 10 2022
Movies
Julie Andrews was flung into the mud every time the helicopter passed her while filming that iconic hilltop scene in the The Sound of Music.
October 9 2022
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