My fun and useful facts on all topics. Useful facts on animals, computers, food, history, human body, literature, metric, space, sports, time, and hundreds of other useful facts.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Moose
Moose is both singular and plural. So two or more moose are still called moose.
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Animal Facts
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Lightning
Lightning is a discharge of electricity from clouds, accompanied by thunder, which occurs during thunderstorms.
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Weather Facts
Tempus fugit
Tempus fugit is a Latin expression that means "time flies".
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Latin Expression Facts
Dictatorship
A dictatorship is a form of government that is ruled by an individual, who is the dictator.
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Government Facts
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Horse height
Horse height is measured in hands. One hand is equal to 4 inches.
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Animal Facts,
Metric Facts
Condominiums
The difference between a condominium and an apartment is that the apartment is rented, where as the condominium is owned by the person.
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Housing Facts
Breeders' Cup Classic
Zenyatta is the first filly or mare to ever win the Breeders' Cup Classic. She won the race in November 2009.
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Sport Facts
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Tornado strength
On the Enhanced Fujita Scale, an EF5 tornado is the strongest.
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Weather Facts
Venomous snakes
A venomous snake is a snake that uses snake venom for the purpose of defense and catching prey.
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Animal Facts
COD
COD means cash on delivery. Products are paid for at the time of delivery rather than in advance.
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Abbreviation Facts
Science fiction
Science fiction is fiction that has future times, future technology, space travel, alien life forms, and time travels.
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Literature Facts
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about a person's life written or told by the same person.
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Literature Facts
Biography
A biography is a detailed story of a person's life that is written by another person.
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Literature Facts
Fiction or fact
Fiction is literature where the events and people are imaginary. Everything in the story is invented by the author. Non-fiction is literature where the events and people are real. Everything in the story is based on fact.
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Literature Facts
Democracy
A democracy is a form of government where the people elect leaders to represent them.
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Government Facts
Theocracy
A theocracy is a form of government that is ruled by a higher divine guidance.
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Government Facts
Roman numerals
The Roman numerals from 1-10 are:
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
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Number Facts
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Tabasco sauce
Tabasco sauce is a hot sauce made from aged peppers, vinegar, and salt.
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Food Facts
Bloody Mary
A Bloody Mary is a cocktail that contains vodka, tomato juice, and other spices and flavorings.
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Drink Facts
Morse code
Morse code is a telegraph code that uses dots and dashes to represent letters and numbers.
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Alphabet Facts
Monday, October 12, 2009
Btu
A Btu stands for British Thermal Unit. Air conditioners use this measurement.
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Abbreviation Facts
Presidential elections
In the United States, the president is elected every four years.
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Government Facts
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Horse racing distance
In thoroughbred horse racing, races of eight furlongs or more are called routes.
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Space Facts,
Sport Facts
Ice cream
Ice cream is mostly made from milk and cream along with other ingredients like sugar.
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Food Facts
Female horses
Female horses are called fillies or mares. Fillies are the younger female horses, mares are the older ones.
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Animal Facts
Monday, September 28, 2009
Quadrillion
After billion and trillion comes quadrillion. Quadrillion has 15 zeros.
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Number Facts
Hottest planet
As the hottest planet in the Solar System, Venus can reach temperatures near 870 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Space Facts
Saturday, September 26, 2009
First vice president
John Adams was the first vice president of the United States.
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History Facts
First president
George Washington was the first president of the United States.
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History Facts
Friday, September 25, 2009
Hurricane strength
On the Saffir-Simpson scale, the strongest hurricane is a category five, with winds over 156 mph.
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Weather Facts
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November and on the second Monday of October in Canada.
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Holiday Facts
Century and decade
A century is equal to one hundred years. A decade is equal to ten years.
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Time Facts