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9/1/21	William H. Taft is the only US president to also serve as a Supreme Court justice. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/2/21	The largest human gathering on earth is the Kumbh Mela. A spiritual gathering held every three years, this Hindu festival attracts over 100 million people. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/3/21	German physician Franz Mesmer is known as the "father of modern hypnotism." Hypnosis was initially called "mesmerism" after Mesmer, and the word "mesmerize" is derived from his last name. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/4/21	East German acrobat Horst Klein made one of the most notable escapes from East Berlin. He used a high-tension cable (think tightrope) 60 feet above the heads of the guards to cross over the wall. He fell off the wire, but luckily he landed in West Berlin. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/5/21	The oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/6/21	Most countries celebrate Labor Day or Worker's Day on May 1st, except for the United States and Canada. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/7/21	The first public zoo, Menagerie Jardin des Plantes, was created in Paris during the French Revolution. The National Assembly decided that aristocrats' exotic animals should be donated to the menagerie at Versailles. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/8/21	The specific sequence of chemicals in a strand of DNA tells the organism what form it should take, so every type of organism has its unique chemical pattern in its DNA. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/9/21	Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean but are home to 25% of all marine species. Provided by FactRetriever.com
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9/13/21	The world’s smallest mammal, the Craseonycteris thonglongyai (the bumble bat), is found in Thailand. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/14/21	The first X-ray (or roentgenogram) was of Roentgen’s wife’s hand, complete with wedding ring, in 1895. His wife was less than impressed and declared: “I have seen my death!” Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/15/21	Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh—who worked in the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona—discovered Pluto on February 18, 1930. Tombaugh was only 24 when he found it. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/16/21	Sperm whales hang vertically in the water with their noses poking out of the water when they sleep. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/17/21	Like humans and apes, elephants can pass the mirror test, which means they can recognize themselves in a mirror. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/18/21	The 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is the world’s largest accidental oil spill to date. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/19/21	The largest religious structure in the world is Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Initially built to the Hindu god Vishnu in the early 12th century, it is made from 5 million tons of sandstone. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/20/21	Medieval alchemists studied the North Star, believing it held the secret to perpetual motion. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/21/21	In 1974, President Ford declared inflation "public enemy number one" and urged the public to wear WIN pins, or "Whip Inflation Now" pins. At the time, inflation was around 7%. The pins were immediately ridiculed, and even worn upside down to say "NIM" or "Need Immediate Money." Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/22/21	Eastport, Maine, is the first city in the contiguous United States to be struck by the first morning light. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/23/21	Charles Darwin invented the modern office chair when he added wheels to his own chair to move around his office easier. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/24/21	Sea otters wrap themselves in kelp so that they don't drift on the ocean while they sleep. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/25/21	The Hunza Valley, found in the Pakistan-controlled region of Kashmir, contains a type of glacier water known as the "fountain of youth." People who live in the valley have an average life span of 90 years.Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/26/21	A "cama" is the hybrid offspring of a male dromedary camel and a female llama. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/27/21	Someone who suffers from "anatidaephobia" believes that somewhere, somehow, a duck or goose is constantly watching them. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/28/21	The German word "Kummerspeck" literally translates to "grief bacon" or "sorrow fat." It refers to weight gain due to emotional eating. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/29/21	Candy Land was created 70 years ago to give kids stuck in polio wards a way to vicariously move freely in the pursuit of delights. The original board featured a boy in a leg brace about to walk through starting gate of the game. Provided by FactRetriever.com
9/30/21	If you type the word "askew" into the Google search box, slightly the entire page will tilt. Provided by FactRetriever.com

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