Daily Random Facts

07/12/2021

How strong is a strand of human hair?
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The combined hair of a whole head could support 12 tonnes. 1 single strand could hold ~110g (3oz). Weight for weight, it is as strong as aluminium or Kevlar.🔩

06/12/2021

Who was the first president to receive a patent?
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Interestingly enough, Abraham Lincoln was the only president to receive a patent himself. Patent #6469 was received by Lincoln for “A device for buoying vessels over shoals”, on May 22nd, 1849.👨‍⚖️

05/12/2021

What year was the most babies born in the USA?
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In 2007, more babies were born in the US than any other year. With a total of 4,317,119 births reported by federal researchers, 2007 topped a record first set in 1957, at the height of the baby boom.👶

04/12/2021

Which planet has the longest day?
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The longest day you would (but won’t) experiment is on Venus. One single rotation takes 243 Earth days. The days last longer than its orbit. 🪐

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03/12/2021

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02/12/2021

When did the US leave the gold standard?
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Currently no country in the world backs its currency with gold. In the past, many countries did, the US being one of them. For half a century, starting in 1979, Americans could trade in ~20 US dollars for an ounce of gold. The standard was abandoned in 1933, with the total separation between gold and dollar happening in 1971.

30/11/2021

7 Facts you should know about Congo.

1. Congo is the 2nd Largest Country in Africa equivalent to the size of Western Europe.
2. Congo has the biggest rain forest in the continent of Africa and the 2nd biggest in the world after the Amazon.
3. Congo has hosted the biggest fight in boxing history (Rumble in the Jungle) Muhamed Ali vs George Foreman
4. Congo is the first Black African country to participate in the FIFA World Cup.
5. The world's technology depends on Congo because it has 80% of the world's coltant.
6. Congo is the richest country in the world in natural resources.
7. Congo is the foundation of African music.

30/11/2021

Who designed the modern USA flag?
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In 1958, 17-year-old Robert G. Heft was assigned an American history project while attending Lancaster High School in Ohio.😲😲😲🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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23/11/2021

Which river forms part of the border between the United States and Canada?

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The 45th parallel was set as the border between New York State (including Vermont) and lower Canada (Quebec). The St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes were established as the boundary between Upper Canada and the United States. 😲🇨🇦🇺🇸

22/11/2021

Who invented peanut butter?😲
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Do you think Americans were the first to grind peanuts? Perhaps it may come as a surprise that the Inca did it a few hundred years before.😮

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http://dailyrandomfacts.online/fact-peanut-butter/

Who invented peanut butter? Do you think Americans were the first to grind peanuts? Perhaps it may come as a surprise that the Inca did it a few hundred years before. Peanut butter reappeared in the modern world around 1895, when John Harvey Kellogg filled a patent for a proto-peanut butter. Kellogg...

22/11/2021

Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
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The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea is Sicily, a place full of culture, cuisine and spectacular views. The countryside provides spectacular natural beauty, full of citrus fruits such as lemons. The climate coupled with the volcanic soil (Mount Etna) gives Sicilian lemons a unique taste.😮🌊🏝

21/11/2021

Who was the designer of the Olympic rings?
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The five interlocking rings, the primary symbol of the Olympic Games, were originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, co-founder of the modern Olympic Games. 🥇😮

20/11/2021

How is a Belgian waffle different?
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The texture is lighter and crispier than a normal waffle. Most Belgian waffle recipes are yeast-based, but you also can use beaten egg whites for lightness. 😲😋🧇

19/11/2021

When was Jurassic Park filmed?
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Jurassic Park is a 1993 American SF adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie is based on the 1990 novel by Michael Crichton, the screenplay being written by Crichton and David Koepp.😲😲😲

18/11/2021

🤖Is the North Star the brightest star in the sky?🤔
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The North Star, also known as Polaris, Pole Star or Lodestar is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. ⭐️😲⭐️😲⭐️😲

17/11/2021

How many timeouts do you get in college basketball?🤔
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Every regular season game has 9 TV timeouts and every NCAA tournament game has 10 TV timeouts. This is the main reason why games take 2 hours and 15 minutes or even longer. 😲😲😲😲😲

16/11/2021

What do you call a male bee?🤔
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Male honey bees are the product of an unfertilized egg. They are called Drones and, unlike the female worker bee, do not have stingers. A drones' primary role is to mate with a fertile queen.😮😮😮😮😲😲😲😲

15/11/2021

How long does it take for an average person to fall asleep?🤔
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The average time for falling asleep is 7 minutes. You may fall asleep sooner, or take longer. The second stage of sleep lasts about 20 minutes.😮😮😮😮😮

14/11/2021

What percentage of the world's population has green eyes?🤖
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It is estimated that only 2% of the world’s population has green eyes. This makes the green eye color the rarest color on Earth.😲😲😲😲😲

➡️𝙏𝙖𝙜 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨. 👀

13/11/2021

Which state is the biggest in USA?🤔
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Despite the common belief, Alaska is the largest state in USA. (total area, land and water). The second largest state, Texas, is only 40% of the total area Alaska.😮😮😮

11/11/2021

How old is The Great Wall?🤔....

Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, built The Great Wall over 2,000 years ago. In Chinese the wall is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng" which means 10,000-Li Long Wall (10,000 Li = about 5,000 km).😮😮😮😮😮

10/11/2021

Which is the smallest country in the world?
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Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring only 0.2 square miles.
This means that the island of Manhattan is almost 120 times larger. 😲😲😲😲😲