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9/1/19	Recent evidence suggests that it typically takes females nearly twice as long to recover from concussions as males.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/2/19	A hurricane releases 50 trillion to 200 trillion watts of heat energy. This is as much energy as a 10-megaton nuclear bomb exploding every 20 minutes.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/3/19	Today, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo products are sold in every country in the world, except North Korea.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/4/19	The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902. At this time, most cars could only drive up to 45 mph.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/5/19	A baby's eyes are 75% of their adult size, but its vision is around 20/400. By six months, a baby's vision should reach 20/20.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/6/19	A single bat can eat more than 600 bugs in one hour, which is like a person eating 20 pizzas a night.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/7/19	In 2012, more U.S. soldiers committed suicide in Afghanistan than were killed by enemy fire. In general, suicide-not combat-is the leading killer of U.S. troops deployed in the Middle East.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/8/19	Probably built around 3000 B.C., Stonehenge has stood on England's Salisbury Plain for more than 5,000 years and is older than the famous Great Pyramids of Egypt.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/9/19	In 1930, the twinkie was invented in Chicago by Jimmy Dewar, who is said to have named the popular snack after a Twinkle Toe Shoe's advertisement.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/10/19	A strand of spider silk long enough to encircle Earth would weigh just over a pound.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/11/19	Of the 500 million people estimated to live with a disability, 80% live in developing nations. These statistics are also true for Down syndrome.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/12/19	The dinosaur with the thickest skull was the Pachycephalosaurus. Its skull grew up to 8 inches (20 cm) thick.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/13/19	The Philippines is home to the World Pyro Olympics, a yearly fireworks competition. Competitors from around the world gather to determine who can create the best fireworks display.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/14/19	Inside some whales and dolphins are small bones that show they once had back legs and that their ancestors walked on land. These occasionally reappear as tiny rear flippers.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/15/19	One ton of grapes makes about 60 cases of wine, or 720 bottles. One bottle of wine contains about 2.8 pounds of grapes.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/16/19	There have been many unusual forms of money throughout history, such as the cowry, which is the shell of a sea snail. They were colorful and durable, which made them popular money with civilizations around the world. The cowry was the longest and most widely used currency in history.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/17/19	In Argentina, someone drugged ferrets with growth hormones and sold them as poodles at swap meets.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/18/19	The smallest monkey in the world is the pygmy marmoset, with a body as little as 5 inches (12 cm) and a tail length of about 7 inches (17 cm). As a comparison, they are about the size of a hamster, can fit in the palm of a human hand, and they weigh the same as a pack of cards.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/19/19	Pluto spins in the opposite direction as Earth, which means the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Only Venus, Uranus, and Pluto have a retrograde rotation.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/20/19	During high-comfort social interactions, our feet and legs will mirror those of the person with whom we are talking (also known as isopraxism).- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/21/19	"Hodophobia" is the fear of traveling or road traveling. The word "hodo" is Greek for "travel" or "road," and "phobia" is Greek for "fear."- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/22/19	The most dangerous land animal in Africa is not the lion but the hippopotamus. Hippos kill about 500 people a year; lions kill around 100. The deadliest animal on the planet, however, is actually much smaller than both: the mosquito, which causes 725,000 deaths per year.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/23/19	What keeps a bird up in the air is the shape of its wings. The first humans to discover how birds stay aloft were Australian Aborigines when they invented the boomerang.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/24/19	Environmental stress may increase jellyfish swarms. Jellyfish are one of the very few creatures that can adapt to ocean dead zones, or zones where there is little oxygen and lots of pollution. There are over 400 marine dead zones in the world.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/25/19	"Moonglade" is the bright reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of water- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/26/19	Mars' red color is due to iron oxide, also known as rust, and has the consistency of talcum powder. Literally, the metallic rocks on Mars are rusting.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/27/19	Martin Van Buren was the first U.S. president to be born a United States citizen. All previous presidents were born British subjects.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/28/19	While it is commonly thought that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was recently found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This grave predates early Egyptian art depicting cats by 4,000 years or more.- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/29/19	On average, flying fish can glide 160 feet (50m), but have been known to glide as far as 660 feet (200 m). And they can reach heights up to 19 feet (6m).- Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/30/19	Tuna canneries employ about 80% of the working population of American Samoa. An employee of a tuna cannery makes about $4,300 per year on average. The other 20% are employed by the US government or in agriculture.- Provided by FactRetriever.com

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