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.
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