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FACT-OF-THE-DAY ARCHIVE
"Our life is what our thoughts make it."
- Marcus Aurelius

JUN 2020


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DATE FACT OF THE DAY
6/1/20      Research suggests that assuming a “power pose” makes people feel more powerful and actually changes testosterone and cortisol levels in the body. Practicing “power poses” before an important meeting for 2–3 minutes will help you feel more powerful. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/2/20      In one of the worst prison disasters in US history, 322 inmates were killed and 150 injured when a fire broke out in the Ohio State Penn on April 21, 1930. When some guards refused to let inmates out of their cells, other inmates overpowered the guards to rescue fellow prisoners. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/3/20      The first authorized Bible printed in English is the Great Bible of 1539. King Henry VIII of England declared that it should be read aloud during the church services in the Church of England. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/4/20      Some flowers have nectar that contains low levels of caffeine. This nectar creates a drug-induced “buzz” in bees that draws the insects back. Studies also show that caffeine helps enhance a bee’s long-term memory. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/5/20      Unlike other cats, tigers like to be near water. The Sumatran tiger has webbed feet, which makes it an especially skilled swimmer. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/6/20      About 100 years ago, 40% of American infants did not crawl. Instead, they crabbed on their backs, hitched, or log rolled to avoid tripping on the long gowns that babies wore during that era. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/7/20      The Berlin Wall stretched about 100 miles (160 km) around the western parts of Berlin. It was built without regard to the people who lived there, and many families were separated. Provided by FactRetriever.com
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6/9/20      Twenty-five million people die each year from contaminated water. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/10/20      The Sargasso Sea is a unique area in the world ocean. This area of the North Atlantic has very clear, warm, deep blue water. It supports very little life except for Sargassum, or gulfweed, from which it gets its name. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/11/20      New Zealand-born Nancy Wake (codenamed White Mouse) led a guerrilla attack against the Nazis with a 7,000-strong army. She had the multiple honors of being the Gestapo’s most-wanted person and being the most decorated Allied servicewoman during World War II. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/12/20      One elephant is illegally killed every 15 minutes. At the current rate, they will be extinct in 20 years. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/13/20      Jellyfish do not have brains, hearts, ears, heads, feet, legs, or bones. Their skin is so thin that they can breathe through it. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/14/20      The DMZ (demilitarized zone) along the 38th parallel is the most heavily guarded border in the world. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/15/20      More Americans died at the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania, Virginia, in May 1864 than at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/16/20      Mercury's core is massive, making up about 85% of its radius. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/17/20      Chilean Patagonia is one of the cleanest places on the planet. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/18/20      The first people to harvest chocolate were the Mokaya and other pre-Olmec peoples who lived in southeast Mexico around 1000 B.C. The word “chocolate” is derived from the Mayan word xocolatl, or “bitter water.” Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/19/20      Alexandre Dumas, author of The Three Musketeers, traveled to Naples in 1835 and noted that the Neapolitan poor ate nothing but pizza in the winter. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/20/20      The Italian wolf is Italy’s unofficial national animal and plays a large role in the legend of the founding of Rome. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/21/20      In A.D. 1281, a hurricane killed 100,000 Mongols who were attacking Japan. The Japanese thanked their storm gods for the kamikaze, which means divine wind from the gods. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/22/20      The Grand Canyon is home to 22 species of bats, more than anywhere else in the United States. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/23/20      Uranus has a thick atmosphere that becomes denser the deeper it goes. If someone were to fall off their spacecraft toward Uranus, they would find themselves half-falling and half-swimming through the planet's atmosphere. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/24/20      At least 119 people were killed during the 1863 New York Draft Riots protesting the unfair nature of draft laws. As written, the laws favored wealthy men, who could pay poor men to take their place on Civil War battlefields. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/25/20      A June 1, 1943, tornado stripped the feathers off of 30 chickens. The chickens survived. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/26/20      It costs about $20 and takes about 5 hours for the average deer hunter to secure one pound of venison. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/27/20      The fish in the middle of a school control the school. The fish on the outside are guided by those in the middle. Only bony fish can swim in highly coordinated groups. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/28/20      Rangers at Christmas Island, Australia built a bridge over a busy road to help the nearly 50 million crabs make the their annual migration to the sea to spawn. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/29/20      George Washington spent his entire campaign budget (50 pounds) on 160 gallons of liquor to serve to potential voters. Provided by FactRetriever.com
6/30/20      The Swedish three-point seatbelt is claimed to have saved 1 million lives. It was launched by Volvo in 1959 and is found in 1 billion vehicles worldwide. Provided by FactRetriever.com


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