FACT OF THE DAY

March 9 2023


Someone tried to sell New Zealand on eBay.


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Psychology
Playing Tetris games after a shocking incident significantly prevent the development of traumatic memories and flashbacks.
August 19 2023
History
During the 1800s in the United States, it was considered a cruel and unusual punishment to feed lobster to prisoners and convicts.
August 18 2023
Human Body
When you cough, air can move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound.
August 17 2023
Sports
Barry Switzer has a better NFL playoff winning percentage than Bill Belichick, Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs, Jimmy Johnson and Chuck Noll.
August 16 2023
Food
Cutting onions releases a gas which causes a stinging sensation when it comes into contact with your eyes. Your body produces tears to dilute the irritant and remove it from your eyes.
August 15 2023
Movies
During an early shot of the scene for "The Godfather" where Vito Corleone returns home and his people carry him up the stairs, Marlon Brando put weights under his body on the bed as a prank, to make it harder to lift him.
August 14 2023
Animals
In 1945, a rooster named Mike, lived 18 months without a head.
August 13 2023
Human Body
People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen than paper.
August 12 2023
United States
Kate Middleton is an 8th cousin to the first president of the US, George Washington, and a 13th cousin to an American World War II hero, General George S. Patton.
August 11 2023
Sports
Sammy Sosa has three of the eight 60-home run seasons in baseball history.
August 10 2023
Celebrities
Growing up, Eva Mendes wanted to be a nun but changed her mind when she found out they didn't make any money.
August 9 2023
Internet
Billboard magazine launched a top-20 chart of cell phone ringtones.
August 8 2023
United States
In terms of area, the United Kingdom is smaller than the state of Oregon.
August 7 2023
Science
Doing things that scare you will make you happier.
August 6 2023
Food
Sex is biochemically no different from eating large quantities of chocolate.
August 5 2023
Language
German words can have three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Most languages only have either masculine or feminine.
August 4 2023
Psychology
Research showed that acetaminophen seems to dull the pain of social rejection. Sort of like alcohol or Xanax.
August 3 2023
Movies
Psycho was the first movie to show a toilet flushing.
August 2 2023
Sports
Teenager Michael Chang hit an underhand serve to defeat world no. 1 Ivan Lendl en route to his shocking 1989 French open title.
August 1 2023
Sports
In 1935 Jesse Owens broke four world records in 45 minutes.
July 31 2023