FACT OF THE DAY

January 14 2022


We loosen our morals when an authority tells us to.


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Sports
The Philippines has competed in the most summer Olympics, 20 to be exact, without winning a gold medal.
May 26 2021
Movies
The Michael Myers face mask in "Halloween: is just a Captain Kirk/William Shatner face mask. They spray-painted the face white, teased out the hair and reshaped the eye holes.
May 25 2021
Human Body
The only fully grown bone in your body at birth is in the ear.
May 24 2021
Sports
The PGA record for highest score on a par-4 is a whopping 16, set by Kevin Na in 2011.
May 23 2021
World
Argentina is the second largest country in South America.
May 22 2021
World
Australia has pink and purple lakes.
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Spooky
As soon as tiger shark embryos develop teeth, they attack and eat each other in the womb.
May 20 2021
Trivia
In 1991, Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, married Russi Taylor__ the voice of Minnie.
May 19 2021
Psychology
Severe Depression can cause us to biologically age more by increasing the aging process in cells.
May 18 2021
Technology
The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart and it was carved from wood.
May 17 2021
Internet
The most commonly searched question beginning with "What is" in 2013 was "What is twerking?"
May 16 2021
Technology
It costed AOL over $300 million to mail all those CD-Roms back in the day.
May 15 2021
History
The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 was the loudest sound in recorded history, heard 3,000 miles (4800 KM) away.
May 14 2021
Sports
The longest baseball game was between the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers which lasted for eight hours and six minutes.
May 13 2021
Psychology
Women have twice as many pain receptors on their bodies than men, but they have a much higher pain tolerance.
May 12 2021
Psychology
If we have a plan B, our plan A is less likely to work.
May 11 2021
For Kids
In 2006, astronomers changed the definition of a planet. This means that Pluto is now referred to as a dwarf planet.
May 10 2021
Celebrities
Daniel Radcliffe wore the same outfit for 6 months to make paparazzi angry.
May 9 2021
Science
Interrogative self-talk-e.g. Will I go for a run today? - is more motivating than declaring something to be true, a study found.
May 8 2021
Sports
The longest average careers? Punters, at 4.87 years.
May 7 2021