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Halloween can be a fun or horrifying holiday. That really depends if you get tricked or treated. Here are some Halloween Facts I found: Source: www.randomhistory.com The first jack o’-lanterns were actually made of turnips Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas The owl is a […]
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It can be fascinating to think back to years past and what was the big news of the time. Here are some interesting things I found about this time a hundred years ago. Source: www.onthisday.com June 27—Temperature reaches 100ºF (38ºC) in Fort Yukon, Alaska (the state record) October 3—7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley, Nevada October […]
Continue ReadingThe human body and how it functions is fascinating. New things continue to be discovered. The following interesting facts about the body are from www.howstuffworks.com. Similar to fingerprints, everyone has a unique tongue print. Your nose can remember 50,000 different smells. A pair of feet have 500,000 sweat glands and can produce more than a […]
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Our days are filled with a variety of things that we see and do. Some of these things in everyday life contain interesting facts about their origins and uses. ATM pins were originally intended to have six digit codes, but have four because that’s how many the inventor’s wife said she could remember—Source: www.bbc.com A […]
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The journey of every human life is nothing less than extraordinary. However, there is something intriguing about the lives of the rich and famous both past and present. Here are some facts you may not have known: In China, the tallest female basketball player and the country’s tallest man were encouraged to get married. Their […]
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