FACT OF THE DAY

May 21 2023


Southern ocean surrounds Antarctica.


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Human Body
People with allergies can lower allergy reactions by laughing.
July 4 2023
Trivia
The Procrastinators Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
July 3 2023
World
90% of the world's fresh water is in Antarctica.
July 2 2023
Sports
Mickey Mantle was originally a shortstop but after making 102 errors in his last two seasons in the minors, he was moved to the outfield.
July 1 2023
Sports
In the MLB game, a single baseball is used only once.
June 30 2023
Psychology
The feeling of Certainty can be triggered without the need for facts or reasoning, using electric stimulation over a specific part of the brain.
June 29 2023
History
Only once in history has one submarine deliberately sunk another submerged submarine.
June 28 2023
Human Body
All of your thinking is done by electricity and chemicals.
June 27 2023
World
Over 35 million people in China still live in caves.
June 26 2023
World
The largest taxi fleet in the world is found in Mexico City. The city boasts a fleet of over 140,000 taxis.
June 25 2023
General
The Moon is airless, waterless, and lifeless.
June 24 2023
World
The Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space by the human eye, as it is commonly believed, rather it can be seen from air.
June 23 2023
History
It was so cold in 1684 that the Thames River in England froze solid for two months.
June 22 2023
Technology
Email existed before the world wide web.
June 21 2023
Science
Any friendship that was born in the period between 16 and 28 years of age is more likely to be robust and long lasting.
June 20 2023
World
Antarctica is the only continent without native species of ants.
June 19 2023
Human Body
Having no friends could be as deadly as smoking, a Harvard University study suggested. There's a link between loneliness and the levels of a blood-clotting protein which can cause heart attacks and stroke.
June 18 2023
History
The Roman Empire was not the largest empire in history. It was only the 28th largest.
June 17 2023
Business
Michael Dell is one of the most successful executives in the highly competitive personal computer industry founded Dell Computers at the age of 19 with $1000 and created a net worth of $20 billion before the age of 40.
June 16 2023
History
The great Omaha Indian Chief Blackbird was said to have loved his horse so much that he was buried sitting on top of it.
June 15 2023