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

NOV 2018


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11/1/18      The emergence of funeral rites is the best indicator of the emergence of modern man (Homo sapiens). - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/2/18      Approximately 60% of sexual abusers are known to the child but are not family members, such as family friends, babysitters, or neighbors. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/3/18      While pizza was originally invented in Naples, returning American soldiers who fought in Italy during WWII were responsible for spreading its popularity throughout the United States. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/4/18      A person's core body temperature drops to facilitate the onset of sleep. This means that artificial heat sources, such as electric blankets, can negatively affect a person's quality of sleep. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/5/18      The Sedlec Ossuary ("Church of Bones") is a small Roman Catholic Chapel in the Czech Republic. It uses 40,000-70,000 human skeletons as decorations. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/6/18      The "fat" Buddha that people often see in restaurants is not The Buddha, Gautama Buddha. Rather, he is a character in Chinese folklore called Budai. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/7/18      Empty dogfish egg cases sometimes wash up onto the beach. Some people call them mermaid purses. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/8/18      The hyper-arousal of the body's stress response system can lead to chronic insomnia. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/9/18      Adam Mickiewicz is the author of the Polish national epic poem, Pan Tadeusz (Master Thaddeus) in 1834, which ironically begins with the verse "Lithuania, my fatherland!" - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/10/18      A cat lover is called an Ailurophilia (Greek: cat+lover). - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/11/18      More than 65 million men from 30 countries fought in WWI. Nearly 10 million died. The Allies (The Entente Powers) lost about 6 million soldiers. The Central Powers lost about 4 million. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/12/18      In 2000, airlines spent $275 million on 350 million additional gallons of fuel to compensate for the additional weight of their passengers. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/13/18      Two Excedrin Migraine tablets have 130 mg of caffeine, the same as a Starbucks Light Frappuccino with espresso. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/14/18      According to the Assembly of Non-Government Organizations (CANGO), 78% of Swaziland women are survivors of gender-based violence. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/15/18      Every 10 seconds someone dies from diabetes-related causes globally. Every year nearly 3.5 million people in the world die due to diabetes. The death rate is expected to rise by 25% over the next decade. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/17/18      Cholesterol is produced in the liver or intestines. A human liver produces about 1 g. of cholesterol per day. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/18/18      The most expensive price ever for a sushi-grade bluefin tuna was $1.8 million for a 222-kilogram fish in Japan. Over 80% of the world's declining tuna stock are eaten by the Japanese. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/19/18      A $1 bill lasts 18 months; $5 bill, two years; $10 bill, three years; $20 bill, four years; and $50 and $100 bills, nine years. Coins can usually survive in circulation for about 30 years. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/20/18      Avocados are toxic to horses; they can cause respiratory distress, heart failure, and death. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/21/18      Second-born children are known for going the opposite direction from the firstborn in the family. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/22/18      In the 1920s, newly arrived immigrants to Ellis Island were fed ice cream sandwiches in their first meal-in order to introduce them to the finer things of American culture. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/23/18      The term "O.K." derives from President Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) who was known as "Old Kinderhook" because he was raised in Kinderhook, New York. "O.K." clubs were created to support Van Buren’s campaigns. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/24/18      The northern hawk owl is able to hear prey as much as 12 inches under the snow. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/25/18      The risk of being killed in a plane crash for the average American is 1 in 11 million. The risk of being killed in a car accident is 1 in 5,000. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/26/18      Some papooses (originally an Algonquian word) were built with sharp, projecting points so that if a papoose fell off while the mother was riding a horse, the points would stick in the ground and protect the baby. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/27/18      India is home to the world's biggest family. A man named Ziona Chana has 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grand children. They all live together in a 100-room mansion. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/28/18      The visually appealing presentations of unhealthy food in menus subtly arouse emotions in consumers. Scientists argue that if people understood those emotions better, they would make better food choices. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/29/18      Large, inflatable barrage balloons were used to protect major towns and cities in Britain from air raids in WWII. The balloons were launched before a raid and trailed a network of steel cables beneath them. Bombers had to fly high to avoid becoming tangled in the cables, thus reducing their accuracy. - Provided by FactRetriever.com
11/30/18      Early ancient peoples believed that Mercury was two distinct stars, one appearing in the east at dawn and the other in the west in the evening. By the time of Plato, however, around 350 BC, Greek astronomers realized it was in fact a single planet. - Provided by FactRetriever.com


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