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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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91 |
A(n) apple is made of 25% air |
Entertainment > Food and Drink |
06/20/13 |
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92 |
In 1925, a sequoia over 300 feet high, located in California's King Canyon National Park, was named the nation's Christmas tree. |
History > United States |
06/10/13 |
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93 |
To become a saint in Ireland, you have to perform a miracle. St. Patrick became a saint by driving all of the snakes out of Ireland. ( by theory ) |
Religion |
05/22/13 |
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94 |
The New York Yankees won the World Series in 2009. |
Sports > Baseball |
05/14/13 |
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95 |
The Elder Wand, The Cloak of Invisibility, and The Resurrection Stone are the three Deathly Hallows. |
Literature > Harry Potter |
04/27/13 |
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96 |
The sky, when not clouded over, in seen as a blue color due to the scattering of light waves by the particles and gases in the air. In the morning, the sky looks pink or red because there are more short wavelengths being scattered than medium (Blue) waves. Likewise, at sunset there are quite a bit more long waves, which are red, being scattered. |
Nature |
04/07/13 |
|
97 |
Boron nitride, in cubic form, is the second-hardest material known. |
Science > Chemistry |
03/11/13 |
|
98 |
You can prevent an apple slice from turning brown by brushing it with lemon juice. |
Other |
03/07/13 |
|
99 |
Latin grammar has six cases. |
Other |
02/18/13 |
|
100 |
The Civil War ended in 1865 when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. |
History > War |
02/10/13 |
|
101 |
J.K. Rowling was the author of this series, Harry Potter. |
Literature > Harry Potter |
02/03/13 |
|
102 |
In Alaska, USA it's illegal to feed or give alcoholic beverages to a moose. |
Other |
02/02/13 |
|
103 |
The light bulb was "invented" over 50 years before Edison made one, by a scientist named Humphrey Davy. |
People > Scientists |
02/02/13 |
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104 |
Expelliarmus is a spell that disarms the witch or wizard it is directed at. |
Literature > Harry Potter |
01/20/13 |
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105 |
"Expulso" is a spell (in Harry Potter) that makes the object the spell is directed at explode. |
Literature > Harry Potter |
01/19/13 |
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