FACT OF THE DAY

November 12 2020


A smile can use anywhere between five and 53 facial muscles.


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United States
New York drifts about one inch farther away from London each year.
January 31 2021
Celebrities
Snoop Dogg and Brandy are first cousins.
January 30 2021
General
In Ancient Egypt, priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
January 29 2021
Nature
We still only know a fraction of the marine species in our oceans. 242,500 marine species to be exact, this number grows every year.
January 28 2021
Sports
Three consecutive strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
January 27 2021
History
The first spam email was sent in 1978 over ARPANET by a guy named Gary Thuerk. He was selling computers.
January 26 2021
Food
The first McDonald's restaurant in Canada was in Richmond, British Columbia.
January 25 2021
United States
About 1 in 50 people in the United States currently have a brain aneurysm that just hasn't ruptured. That's about 6.5 million people.
January 24 2021
Psychology
When you feel like you're low on something (like money), you obsess over it.
January 23 2021
History
Kotex was first manufactured as bandages, during WWI.
January 22 2021
Human Body
The purpose of the tonsils are to destroy foreign substances that are swallowed or breathed in.
January 21 2021
Sports
Players can be fined by NFL for up to $ 5,000 for giving the ball to fans.
January 20 2021
Sports
Each year 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
January 19 2021
World
Bangladesh's unique geography and rivers provide farmers with nutrient rich soils after the monsoon season.
January 18 2021
Language
There is no official language in the US.
January 17 2021
Psychology
Philophobia is the fear of falling in love.
January 16 2021
World
About 10 million people visit the Great Wall of China every year.
January 15 2021
Food
Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world's population.
January 14 2021
Food
Pumpkins are not vegetables, they are fruits.
January 13 2021
Food
Food for human consumption is typically made from plants and animals but we also eat other products such as fermented foods and fungus (mushrooms, truffles etc.).
January 12 2021