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3/1/22	Dogs' extraordinary sense of smell is partially due to the number of olfactory receptors in their noses: they can have up to 300 million receptors, compared to a mere six million in a human nose. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/2/22	Hundreds of years ago, people put spider webs on their wounds because they believed it would help stop the bleeding. Scientists now know that the silk contains vitamin K, which helps reduce bleeding. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/3/22	Researchers from India recently discovered a new species of green pit vipers. They named the snake after Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter universe. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/4/22	A stretch of railroad track winding through a green forest between the Ukrainian towns of Klevan and Orzhiv has been nicknamed "The Tunnel of Love" because of its almost magical beauty. The track was used to secretly move supplies during the Cold War. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/5/22	Human eyes produce three different kinds of tears: basal tears, which care for the cornea; reflex tears, which guard against irritants; and emotional tears. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/6/22	The forefather of the modern-day park ranger, Harry Yount, Yellowstone’s first gamekeeper, was stationed at Tower-Roosevelt Junction through the Lamar Valley in 1880 to help stop the illegal slaughter of animals. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/7/22	The oldest death sentence recorded is found in ancient Egypt. Found in the Amherst papyri, a teenaged male in 1500 B.C. is sentenced to kill himself by either poison or stabbing for practicing magic. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/8/22	Buffalo cause more lion deaths than any other prey species. Buffalo can weigh over a ton and carry 5-foot long horns on their head. Buffalo are fiercely protective and will charge at a lion. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/9/22	A female crab lays millions of eggs at one time. She carries them underneath her body until the eggs hatch. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/10/22	The most poisonous fish in the world is the stone fish. Its sting can cause shock, paralysis, and even death if not treated within a few hours. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/11/22	The most earthquake-prone state in the United States is Alaska. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/12/22	Most tornadoes in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise. Most tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/13/22	When a horse puts pressure on its hoof, the blood is squeezed up the leg into the veins, thus acting as a type of pump. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/14/22	Most equatorial countries do not observe daylight saving time because daylight hours are similar during each season. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/15/22	Humans still have traces of whisker muscles in our upper lips, which would have helped early humans find food and navigate their environments. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/16/22	During the War of 1812, the British captured the United States capitol, Washington, DC. However, their occupation lasted just 26 hours due to a tornado that formed in the city and headed straight for the British on Capitol Hill. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/17/22	Potatoes and tomatoes are very closely related, even though they look and taste very different. They are both members of the nightshade family. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/18/22	After Joachim Neumann, a civil engineering student, escaped East Berlin by pretending to be a Swiss tourist, he spent the next five months digging a tunnel from West to East Berlin. He ultimately helped his girlfriend and 57 other people escape. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/19/22	The first person to look into space with a telescope was Galileo, nearly 400 years ago. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/20/22	Etosha National Park in Namibia is one of the largest national parks in the world and is home to 114 mammal species, 110 reptile species, and over 340 bird species. Etosha means "great white place" or "place of emptiness." Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/21/22	In 2005, Mona Lisa's face was analyzed using "emotion recognition" software. The analysis revealed that she is 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/22/22	Spanish explorers discovered Alcatraz Island in 1775. They named it La Isla de los Alcatraces, which means “Island of the Pelicans.” Prisoners later called it “The Rock.” Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/23/22	In 1919, the first major aviation disaster in the United States occurred in Chicago. The Wingfoot Express blimp crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, taking the lives of 13 people and injuring 27 more. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/24/22	The youngest soldier in the Civil War was a 9-year-old boy from Mississippi. The oldest was an 80-year-old from Iowa. More than 10,000 soldiers serving in the Union Army were under 18 years old. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/25/22	Argentina was the first country to use fingerprinting in order to determine if a person was guilty of a crime. The first known example of fingerprinting occurred in June, 1892, when police used a bloody fingerprint left on a door to match Francisca Rojas to the killing of her two children. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/26/22	The earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1775 caused waves on the surface of Scotland’s Loch Ness, more than 1,240 miles (2,000 km) away. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/27/22	Sri Lanka's oldest piece of written history is the Dipavasma, a 4th-century chronicle that is believed to have been created by Buddhist nuns. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/28/22	Until recently, DNA was believed to be entirely responsible for the traits that an organism inherits. However, it has been discovered that environmental changes to proteins involved in activating certain genes can also be inherited. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/29/22	Neptune was originally going to be called "Le Verrier's Planet," after French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier. He was the first to hypothesize that a planet may lay beyond Uranus. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/30/22	With at least 75 million foreign tourists per year, France is the most visited country in the world and maintains the third-largest income in the world from tourism. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/31/22	The number of birth defects in China continues to rise. Environmentalists and officials blame China’s severe pollution. Provided by FactRetriever.com

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