Daily Facts (24 Nov 2025)
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Today's facts:
Anna Nicole Smith married oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II when she was 26 and he was 89.
Anthony Bourdain once ate the raw eyeball off a bloody seal carcass on a kitchen floor.
In the late '80s, the Stasi had nearly 175,000 official informants on their books, roughly one informant for every 100 people in East Germany.
Lauren Bacall won two Tony Awards for her performances in the musicals "Applause" (1970) and "Woman of the Year" (1981).
GM Holden built more than seven million vehicles and over 10 million engines for both local and overseas sale since the introduction of the Holden 48-215 in 1948.
During the Vargas years, Brazil's industrial output more than doubled as the economy grew at an average rate of nearly 4 percent annually from 1930 to 1945.
Ai Weiwei collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics.
The largest recorded sculpture is the 2002 Chinese Spring Temple Buddha, which stands at 128 meters (420 feet) tall.
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the world's most attended rugby league competition and is often considered the most competitive.
Chicken Tikka Masala is the UK's favorite curry.
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Daily Facts (23 Nov 2025)
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Today's facts:
Steven Spielberg considered Peter Pan his favorite tale as a child and had his first taste of directing it at age 11 in a school production.
Dunnet Head is the most northerly point on mainland UK, located 11 miles west/northwest of John o' Groats.
The pituitary gland is often referred to as the "master gland" because it produces hormones that regulate many body functions and stimulates other endocrine glands to produce hormones.
The Marine Corps adopted the motto "Semper Fidelis" in 1883, signifying the dedication of individual Marines to "Corps and country," as well as to their fellow Marines.
In 2006, German Greenpeace had 550,000 supporters and generated annual returns of approximately 40 million Euros, making it the highest income-generating national branch of Greenpeace worldwide.
Louisa May Alcott wrote 'Little Women' in just ten weeks, becoming so consumed with it that she sometimes forgot to eat or sleep.
J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on "The Silmarillion" were continually revised until his death in 1973, forming the foundational mythology for his later works, including "The Lord of the Rings."
Julius Caesar was born in 100 B.C. to a patrician family that claimed descent from Aeneas, the mythical founder of Rome.
Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," often considered one of the most requested rock songs of all time, drew inspiration from Celtic mythology and is renowned for its musical and lyrical complexity.
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia became the first black African to win a gold medal at the Olympics, achieving this historic feat while running barefoot in the marathon at the 1960 Rome Games.
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Daily Facts (22 Nov 2025)
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Today's facts:
Radiohead pioneered the concept of surprise album releases, notably dropping "In Rainbows" in 2007 with just 10 days' notice and a pay-what-you-want download model.
Sergey Bubka set a total of 35 world records during his pole vault career.
King Lear is about to divide his kingdom among his daughters, which is a pivotal event in the play.
Kleptomania is classified as an impulse control disorder where individuals experience an uncontrollable urge to steal items that hold little or no value to them.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the public execution of his defense chief Hyon Yong Chol with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about him and sleeping during a cabinet meeting.
Evander Holyfield is the only 4-time World Heavyweight Champion, having won the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles multiple times throughout his career.
M&M's were initially exclusive to the military during World War II, providing heat-resistant chocolate in soldiers' rations.
A traditional brachioplasty, or arm lift, involves an incision along the inner aspect of the arm to reduce excess skin and fat, and the surgery typically takes two to three hours under general anesthesia.
"Albert Herring was premiered on 20 June 1947 at Glyndebourne, conducted by the composer Benjamin Britten."
Larry Parks was the only actor among the original 19 people accused by the House Un-American Activities Committee of being Communists.
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Daily Facts (20 Nov 2025)
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Today's facts:
The Old Testament was composed and edited by members of the Hebrew-Jewish community over a span of several centuries, beginning in the twelfth century B.C. and concluding at the start of the Christian era.
Roughly 44% of junk mail is thrown away unopened
The Cosmopolitan cocktail became widely popular due to its association with the television show "Sex and the City."
Jaffa is one of the oldest functioning harbors in the world, historically significant as the port from which cedars were transported for the construction of Solomon’s Temple.
Hawaii's Department of Education has been unable to find Barack Obama's kindergarten records, which is unusual for a specific student.
Christopher Plummer became the oldest person in Academy history to win an Oscar at the age of 82.
St. Mark's Basilica, nicknamed the "Church of Gold" for its opulence, has been the seat of the Patriarch of Venice since 1807.
Rabies virus has a single-stranded, antisense RNA genome of approximately 12 kb that encodes five proteins: N, P, M, G, and L.
Bobby Seale was a co-founder of the Black Panther Party, which created the Ten Point Program advocating for civil rights and social justice.
There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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