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3/1/23	The first 144 digits of pi add up to 666 (which many scholars say is “the mark of the Beast”). And 144 = (6+6) x (6+6). Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/2/23	Chile is the longest country in the world from north to south at 2,647 miles (4,620 km) long and extends across 38 degrees of latitude. The Andes Mountain Range extends the entire length of the country north to south. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/3/23	Over 600 East German border guards defected from the East to the West across the Berlin Wall. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/4/23	The Polish physicist Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) first demonstrated in 1898 that Potassium Uranyl Sulfate, a compound which glowed after exposure to sunlight, emitted radiation because it contains the Uranium atom, and that any compound containing Uranium would also emit radiation. Provided by Isaac Asimov
3/5/23	The first 144 digits of pi add up to 666 (which many scholars say is “the mark of the Beast”). And 144 = (6+6) x (6+6). Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/6/23	A vulture named the Lammergeyer will fly with bones high in the air and then drop them onto rocks. It will then eat the smashed bones, like a circus sword swallower. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/7/23	Chile is the longest country in the world from north to south at 2,647 miles (4,620 km) long and extends across 38 degrees of latitude. The Andes Mountain Range extends the entire length of the country north to south. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/8/23	Copenhagen’s Strøget, at almost 2 miles (3.2 km) long, is the oldest and longest pedestrian street in the world. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/9/23	Over 600 East German border guards defected from the East to the West across the Berlin Wall. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/10/23	Hair color is based on how much melanin, or pigmentation, is in the hair. Two types of melanin create hair color: 1) eumelanin and 2) phaeomelanin. The more eumelanin a person has, the darker their hair will be. Phaeomelanin works in a similar way, except instead of causing hair to be blacker, it causes hair to be more red. Low levels of both eumelanin and phaeomelanin characterize blonde hair. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/11/23	When humans take a breath, they replace only 15% of the air in their lungs with fresh air. When dolphins take a breath, they replace 90% of the air in their lungs with fresh air. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/12/23	Until 1877, lecturers at Oxford University were not allowed to marry, and women were not granted degrees until 1920. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/13/23	Kansas has been home to humans for thousands of years; the first people to call Kansas home migrated to the area during the last Ice Age, when glaciers pushed them to move farther south. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/14/23	Nearly 10 million females and 1 million males have a form of anorexia or bulimia in the United States. Millions more are struggling with compulsive eating disorder. Additionally, over 70 million people worldwide struggle with an eating disorder. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/15/23	When humans take a breath, they replace only 15% of the air in their lungs with fresh air. When dolphins take a breath, they replace 90% of the air in their lungs with fresh air. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/16/23	Rome has a sovereign state located entirely in its city limits, the Vatican City, which is also the world’s smallest state. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/17/23	Gourds were so important to the Haitian people that in 1807, President Henri Christophe (1761-1820) made them the base of national currency and declared all gourds the property of the state. Today, the Haitian currency is called “gourdes.” Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/18/23	Sperm whales can dive as deep as two miles into the water, and their bodies have unique physiological adaptations to allow them to survive the intense cold and crushing pressure of these dives. They can limit circulation to the brain and other organs, slow the heart to 10 beats per minute to conserve oxygen, and collapse the lungs and rib cage to withstand pressure. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/19/23	William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) holds the record for the longest inauguration speech in history at 8,578 words long and one hour and 40 minutes. Unfortunately, he gave the speech during bad weather, and a month later, he was dead from pneumonia, making his presidency the shortest on record. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/20/23	The Milky Way rotates at a speed of 168 miles per second. So, the actual place in space where you were an hour ago is now roughly 600,000 miles away. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/21/23	The Boston Latin School was established on April 23, 1635 in Boston as the first public school within Massachusetts in which later became part of the United States. [Source]
3/22/23	The Boston Latin School was established on April 23, 1635 in Boston as the first public school within Massachusetts in which later became part of the United States. [Source]
3/23/23	Around 25% of people report suffering from glossophobia, the fear of public speaking. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/24/23	Most of the popular soda drinks today originated and flourished in pharmacies during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Early sodas were marketed as cure-alls for impotence, stomach pain, scurvy, alcoholism, opium addictions, nervousness, and more. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/25/23	The Boston Latin School was established on April 23, 1635 in Boston as the first public school within Massachusetts in which later became part of the United States. [Source]
3/26/23	The Boston Latin School was established on April 23, 1635 in Boston as the first public school within Massachusetts in which later became part of the United States. [Source]
3/27/23	The trench network of World War I stretched approximately 25,000 miles (40,200 km) from the English Channel to Switzerland. The area was known as the Western Front. British poet Siegfried Sassoon wrote, “When all is done and said, the war was mainly a matter of holes and ditches.” Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/28/23	A group of tigers is called an ambush. Provided by FactRetriever.com
3/29/23	The unofficial names of many rocks on the surface of Mars are easy-going names, such as Barnacle Bill, Yogi, Pop-Tart, Shark, Half Dome, Moe, Stimpy, and Cabbage Patch. Scientists chose these names because they were convenient to remember. Provided by FactRetriever.com
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