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1/1/19	Two-headed snakes are similar to conjoined twins: an embryo begins to split to create identical twins, but the process does not finish. Such snakes rarely survive in the wild because the two heads have duplicate senses, they fight over food, and one head may try to eat the other head. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/2/19	Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use. After 12 weeks, withdrawal symptoms can begin in as little as 2 hours after taking a hit. It generally takes about 72 hours for withdrawal symptoms from heroin to reach their peak. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/3/19	Chicago gangster Al Capone (1899-1947), in one of his sporadic attempts at public relations, opened a soup kitchen during the Great Depression. For millions, soup kitchens provided the only food they would see all day. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/4/19	In contrast to Western adoption in antiquity, which helped further family ties, adoption in the East was designed more to ensure the continuity of cultural and religious practices. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/5/19	Tapeworms can survive up to 25 years in humans. They are transmitted through infected food and attach themselves to the host’s intestines with hooks on their "head" or scolex. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/6/19	Most fish have little salt in them. Sharks, however, have meat as salty as the ocean they live in. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/7/19	Americans eat over 4.5 billion tacos per year. That's enough to stretch 490,000 miles, which is to the moon and back. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/8/19	Lions can run up to 50 mph, but only in a straight line and only for a few seconds at a time. Consequently, lions get as close as they can to their prey before they start the chase. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/9/19	The quill pen is thought to have originated in Spain about 1,400 years ago. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/10/19	The average African family uses about 5 gallons (23 liters) of water a day. The average American family uses more than 250 gallons (946 liters) a day. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/12/19	Human trafficking around the globe is estimated to generate a profit of anywhere from $9 billion to $31.6 billion. Half of these profits are made in industrialized countries.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/13/19	One of Malaysia's oldest names, Aurea Chersonesus, means "peninsula of gold." It was given by Greco-Roman geographer Ptolemy in his book Geographia, written about A.D. 150. Malaysia is actually more famous as the world's second largest producer of refined tin.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/14/19	Nebraska produces an estimated 250 million pounds of popcorn per year-more than any other state. This is equivalent to a quarter of all the popcorn the United States produces every year.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/15/19	Costa Rica has a 96% literacy rate. For rural areas where children can't make it to school, lessons are taught over a national radio station.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/16/19	Gracefully curving lur horns, found in Denmark, are the world’s oldest surviving musical instrument. Some date to the Bronze Age.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/17/19	Men are over twice as likely as women to use marijuana in the U.S.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/18/19	There are 86 LEGO bricks for every person on earth.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/19/19	Jupiter's Great Red Spot is the biggest storm in the solar system. It is three times bigger than Earth and has lasted for at least 180 years.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/20/19	Studies have proven that Coca-Cola, especially Diet Coke, is an effective spermicide. However, neither is recommended as a form of birth control.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/21/19	Over 1 billion bees have traditionally been exterminated every year by the honey industry. At the end of the season, it is not worthwhile for the farmers to winterize the hives, so it easier to burn them and begin again next season.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/22/19	Average temperatures in the Arctic climates of Alaska, Canada, and Russia have risen at twice the global average in the last century.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/23/19	Jehovah Witnesses don't vote in presidential elections.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/24/19	New babies prefer looking at a drawing of a face rather than a random pattern, and they prefer smiling faces to grumpy ones.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/25/19	German blondes were taken captive during the Roman era and had their hair cut off to be made into wigs for fashionable ladies. Successful wars were a source of a large influx of blonde hair.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/26/19	In 1878, a "fowl pest" disease causing high mortality rates in poultry was first identified in Italy.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/27/19	Hiccups may date back to humans' watery ancestors. Wiring in the brain that pushes water over fish gills and makes amphibians gulp air has been imperfectly rewired in mammals. It can make the diaphragm go into spasms, which causes hiccups.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/28/19	British soldiers were the first to use special goggles that simulated the brightness of a sunrise. The goggles helped the soldiers stay awake 36 hours without sleep.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/29/19	Farmers have cleared more than 35% of Earth's ice-free land surface for agriculture. This is an area that is 60 times larger than the combined area of all the world’s cities and suburbs. Until organic farming can produce crops competitive with conventional methods, it cannot be considered a viable option for the majority of the world.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/30/19	Domino's delivers the most pizzas in the world, at over a million pizzas per day.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
1/31/19	The most commonly drawn numbers in the lottery are 44, 38, and 40.- Provided by FactRetriever.com

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