FACT OF THE DAY

March 17 2023


In Swaziland, Africa, 1 out of 4 adults are infected with HIV.


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Sports
Only 11 goalies have scored a goal in the history of the NHL, with the first coming in 1979 and the last in 2013.
November 17 2020
History
Leif Erikson is regarded as the first European to land in North America, nearly 500 years before Columbus.
November 16 2020
History
100 imposters claimed to be Marie Antoinette's dead son.
November 15 2020
United States
The HyperMart outside of Garland, Texas has 58 check-outs.
November 14 2020
Sports
Roger Bannister held the world record in the mile for exactly 46 days.
November 13 2020
Food
India is the world's largest producer of bananas, producing nearly 22 million tons in 2007.
November 12 2020
Psychology
The triangular theory of love suggest a clear formula for the components of different kinds of love. The strongest of all is consummate love, which consists of all three components.
November 11 2020
History
People in Spain used to employ a form of torture called the Spanish Donkey. Victims had to sit high up, straddling a board while torturers tied increasingly heavy weights to their legs.
November 10 2020
World
You can major in bra studies in China.
November 9 2020
Psychology
We seem to ignore the ones who adore us and pay more attention to those who ignore us.
November 8 2020
Life Hacks
If you save your PowerPoint presentation in .PPS instead of .PPT, your file goes into slideshow mode when you open it.
November 7 2020
Psychology
There are more psychoanalysts per capita in Buenos Aires than any other place in the world.
November 6 2020
Movies
In order to connect with the feeling of loss required to play the role on "The Pianist", Adrien Brody got rid of his apartment, sold his car, and disconnected his phones.
November 5 2020
Celebrities
Kanye West used to work at Gap.
November 4 2020
Technology
25% of Americans use only a mobile device to use the internet.
November 3 2020
Human Body
50 percent of your hand strength comes from your pinky finger.
November 2 2020
Sports
The state sport of Alabama is figure skating.
November 1 2020
Psychology
Over 20% of children report hearing voices.
October 31 2020
Celebrities
Bruno Mars is one of the greatest names in showbiz but he was actually born Peter Gene Hernandez.
October 30 2020
World
Iceland has an elf whisperer who inspects construction sites before anything gets built to make sure no elves are hanging around.
October 29 2020