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Morris the Cat
2008-10-27 18:26:00 “Morris the cat, famous for his many television commercials for 9-Lives cat food, began his career more than 3 decades ago. From homeless to hollywood, the original Morris was rescued from a Chicago animal shelter in 1968. Morris has been portrayed by many different, yet similar looking cats over the years, and after lying low ... More About: Television , Entertainment , Story , Cat , Animals
The Emperor of Siam and Elephants
2008-10-27 18:25:00 “The Emperor of Siam would give people a white elephant as a means of Punishment - it was illegal to ride, work, kill, or send it away; you had to feed it and care for it, without any use out of the elephant.” More About: History , Animals , Illegal
The Battle of New Orleans
2008-10-26 20:07:00 “The Battle of New Orleans , fought in the War of 1812, took place 2 weeks after the war had officially ended. However, neither the American or British forces that were fighting knew of the peace, due to the slow communications of the time.” [from] More About: Peace , History , Communication , Fight
Bananas and Black Lights!
2008-10-25 05:13:00 “When a banana ripens, it turns yellow ? unless you look at it under a black light, in which case, it appears bright blue, a new study has found. The banana’s blue glow was discovered by scientists at the University of Innsbruck in Austria and Columbia University in New York, the first team to look for ... More About: Science , Food , Research , Black
Lack of Sleep and the Effects on Humans
2008-10-25 04:44:00 “Lack of sleep is like alcohol… If we stay awake for 17 consecutive hours it has the same effects on the human brain as a blood alcohol level of 0.05% (two glasses of wine). ” [read more] More About: Health , Wine , Time , Human , Alcohol
The Platypus
2008-10-25 04:42:00 “The platypus is an Australian animal that has a bill and webbed feet like a duck, brown fur like a beaver, a venomous spike on its foot, and lays eggs.” [wikipedia] More About: Eggs , Animals , Venom , Platypus
Ant Infestation
2008-10-25 04:41:00 “To eliminate ant infestation the queen must be killed, not just the ants you see. This can be done with a mixture of water, sugar and boric acid, but the proper ratio of each is required if this method is to be effective. ” [from ucpress] More About: Animals , Queen , Cure
Africa?s Languages
2008-10-25 04:37:00 “The continent of Africa contains over one thousand languages (some have estimated over two thousand), with four major language families native to Africa.” Language groups: Afro-Asiatic languages Nilo-Saharan languages Niger-Congo languages Khoisan languages Non-African language families Creole languages Unclassified languages Sign languages [wikipedia 1] [wikipedia 2] More About: General , Words , Languages
Duck-Billed Platypus
2008-10-25 04:29:00 “A male duck-billed platypus has a venomous spur on the hind foot, which is used in territorial battles and fights over mates. ” [wikipedia] More About: Animals , Fight , Defense , Venom , Sting
NFL Record for Most Wins by a Rookie
2008-10-05 23:54:00 “NFL Record for Most Wins by a Rookie: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger holds the National Football League record for most wins by a rookie QB - in the 2004 season, the Steelers (with Roethlisberger) won 13 games.” [wikipedia] More About: Sports , Game
English Books and ISBN Numbers
2008-10-05 23:53:00 “If the ten digit number on the back of a book starts with a zero or a one, the book is written in English .” [ISBN] More About: Books , General , Numbers
Chemical Composition of Air
2008-10-05 23:52:00 “The chemical composition of the air we breath is roughly 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.” More About: Science , Elements , Composition , Chemical
Effects of Radiation on the Human Body
2008-10-05 23:51:00 “Effects of Radiation on the Human Body Brain cells do not reproduce, so they’re not damaged directly unless exposure is at 5,000 rems or greater. As with the heart, radiation kills nerve cells and small blood vessels, and can result in seizures and immediate death. ” [http://www.atomicarchive.com/Effects/rad effects.shtml#Heart] More About: Science , Health , Death
Jeremy Bentham?s Skeleton
2008-10-05 02:34:00 “Jeremy Bentham, a British philosopher who died in 1832, left his entire estate to the London Hospital provided that his body be allowed to preside over its board meetings. His skeleton was clothed and fitted with a wax mask of his face. It was present at the meeting for 92 years.” [http://www.berro.com/entertainment/gener al_interesting_facts.htm] More About: History , Body , Skeleton , Human
Acids in Hair
2008-10-05 02:33:00 “There are up to sixteen different Amino Acid s in one strand of hair.” More About: Science , Human , Hair , Acids
The Largest Flower Bloom
2008-10-05 01:47:00 “The flower with the world’s largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds. ” [http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/ flower.html] More About: Nature , Flower , Largest , Plant , Bloom
Sun Energy
2008-09-23 06:11:00 “How much energy comes to earth from the sun? Yearly, the earth receives 6,000 times more sunlight energy than humans consume.” [link] More About: Science , Power , Space , Earth , Energy
The Philadelphia Mint
2008-09-22 06:15:00 “The Philadelphia Mint has the capacity to produce 1.8 million coins an hour, 32 million coins per day, and 13.5 billion coins every year.” www.ushistory.org More About: United States , Money , Currency , Make
Oxygen
2008-09-22 06:13:00 “In Earth ’s crust, oxygen is more abundant than any other element. Oxygen was discovered in 1774 by the British chemist Joseph Priestly and, independently, by the Swedish Chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele; it was shown to be and elemental gas by the French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier in his classic experiments on combustion. The element’’s name ... More About: Science , Discovery , Alchemy , Acid
Factsbuffet Daily RSS
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TV Aspect Ratio
2008-09-05 06:05:00 “HDTVs have an aspect ratio of 16:9, like a movie screen, while standard defintion television have an square shaped aspect ratio of 4:3.” [source] More About: Television , Entertainment , Definition
Ratio of Protons and Electrons [Fun]
2008-09-05 06:04:00 “The ratio of the mass of a proton to an electron is roughly 1836. Aren”t you glad to know that?” [source] More About: Science , Lame , Proton
The Spring Roll
2008-09-05 06:03:00 “The spring roll is said by some to be the predecessor of the egg roll.” [from wikipedia] More About: Food , Spring , Roll
Beetles and Such
2008-09-03 05:43:00 “Approximately 40% of all named animal species are beetles; they comprise 20% of all living animals - that is, one in every five animals is a beetle!” [wikipedia] More About: Animals
Fear of Going To Bed
2008-09-03 05:42:00 “If a person has a fear of going to bed, then he or she has clinophobia.” [http://www.medterms.com] More About: Words , Fear , Sleep , Phobia
The Largest Voluntary Professional Organization
2008-09-03 05:41:00 “The American Bar Association , chaired by Karen Mathis of Denver, Colorado, with over 400,000 members is the largest voluntary professional organization.” [http://www.abanet.org] More About: Organization , General , Voluntary , Volunteer
Van Gogh
2008-09-02 04:39:00 “Van Gogh wasn”t as crazy as people thought he was, he suffered from epilepsy which, at the time, was extremely misunderstood.” [wikipedia] More About: Health , History , Artist , Crazy
Computer Wallpaper
2008-09-02 04:37:00 “The terms wallpaper and desktop picture refer to an image used as a background on a computer screen, usually for the desktop of a graphical user interface. ”Wallpaper ” is the term used in Microsoft Windows, while the Mac OS avoids mixing metaphors by calling it a ”desktop picture” (prior to Mac OS X, the term ... More About: Entertainment , Computers , Desktop
Baby Llamas
2008-09-02 04:37:00 “Baby llamas are normally born during daylight hours.” [http://www.llamaman.com] More About: Animals , Birth
International Space Station
More articles from this author:2008-09-02 04:36:00 “The space station is located in orbit around the Earth at an altitude of approximately 360 km (220 miles), a type of orbit usually termed low Earth orbit (The actual height varies over time by several kilometres due to atmospheric drag and reboosts [3]). It orbits Earth in a period of about 92 minutes; by ... More About: International , Space , Station , Orbit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
