FACT OF THE DAY

August 5 2022


Of the 585 billionaires in the U.S., 363 - or 62% - made their fortunes themselves.


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Spooky
Poltergeist's scene where Robbie is being strangled, was real but Steven Spielberg thought that the boy was just acting. When they saw Robbin's face turning purple, they rushed to removed the clown's arms from Robbins's neck.
January 14 2023
Food
Coffee beans aren't beans - they're fruit pits.
January 13 2023
Technology
Russia built a computer that ran on water: in 1936.
January 12 2023
Science
30% pregnant women crave nonfood items, an eating disorder called pica.
January 11 2023
Technology
Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
January 10 2023
Spooky
A human head remains conscious for around 10 seconds after being decapitated.
January 9 2023
Business
Amazon.com was earlier known as Cadabra.com
January 8 2023
Human Body
The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people.
January 7 2023
Sports
Bill Buckner had more hits than ted Williams.
January 6 2023
Psychology
The Truman Syndrome is a psychological disorder in which patients believe they're living in a reality TV show.
January 5 2023
History
The Catholic Church once put a dead Pope on trial.
January 4 2023
Movies
The fish market scenes on the "Perfume" were shot in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. Two and a half tons of fish and one ton of meat was used over the course of the shoot, and people as far away as six miles, reported a bad smell in the air.
January 3 2023
General
The average bed has between 100,000 and 10 million dust mites.
January 2 2023
Sports
The men's long jump world record has been broken once since 1968.
January 1 2023
Food
The common bread ingredient L-cysteine is derived from human hair.
December 31 2022
Sports
Because they both lost so many players to WWII military service, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become the Steagles during the 1943 season.
December 30 2022
Celebrities
Matthew McConaughey has a phobia of revolving doors.
December 29 2022
Celebrities
YouTube would never exist if it weren't for Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl.
December 28 2022
World
Spain leads the world in cork production.
December 27 2022
Animals
Shark never run out of teeth. If any one of them is gone, another comes forward from the rows and become backup teeth.
December 26 2022