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FrequentDeath (2013-02-14 02:55:54)The Fact Sphere is the third corrupted core. It constantly states several random, twisted and not entirely true "facts" related to history, the current situation, as well as apparent facts about how amazing and handsome it is.
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Anyways, here are random facts.
Furbies were banned by the NSA because it was feared that they may repeat national security secrets.
During the year 1881, three men served as President of the United States: Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur
Prior to 1938, engagement rings were often comprised of a combination of the bride and her mother’s birthstones, which meant that sapphires, rubies, and emeralds were the order of the day.
The spitting spider doesn't wait for insects to get caught in its web; it spits out sticky strings that capture the prey where it stands.
Florence Nightingale is not only known as a founder of modern nursing, but also as a statistician, having developed the polar area diagram.
The eye chart with the big "E" on top is called a Snellen Chart.
The Pennsylvania Dutch are not really Dutch. They are a people of German ancestry living in southeastern Pennsylvania, primarily in Lancaster County. "German" in German is "Deutsch."
In the early stage version of The Wizard of Oz, Toto was replaced by a cow named Imogene.
The Canary Islands are actually not named for canaries, but for dogs. This is because a large population of wild dogs were found on the island (and the Latin root for dog is canaria).
The U.K.'s police headquarters, Scotland Yard, is not (and never was) located in Scotland. Scotland Yard was originally a palace where Scottish royalty stayed when visiting London.
The familiar piano tune we know as “Chopsticks” was written by a 16-year-old girl in 1877 and was published as “The Celebrated Chop Waltz.”
Nuclear explosions have taken place in five U.S. States: New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Alaska, and Mississippi.
The Statue of Liberty was named "Liberty Enlightening the World" by its sculptor Frederic Bartholdi, who fashioned the statue's likeness after his mother.
After a 2011 vote, Toyota announced that the official plural of Prius was Prii.
The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called “Last Month’s Newsletter.”
Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital.
President Lincoln's oldest son was connected to three presidential assassinations. He was invited, but did not attend, Ford's Theatre (but was by his father's deathbed in 1865); he was on the scene when Garfield was shot in 1881; and he was present for McKinley's assassination in 1901.
In 1914, Henry Ford doubled the daily wage for his factory workers (from $2.40 to $5) while cutting their daily work hours from nine to eight.
Cotton candy only costs about six cents per serving to make, including the cardboard cone.
Giant squids have been known to feast on baby whales.
Two of America's greatest national symbols were made overseas: The Liberty Bell was cast in England and the Statue of Liberty was crafted in France.
Charlie Brown's dad is a barber.
President James Garfield could write Greek with one hand while simultaneously writing Latin with the other.
Ferruccio Lamborghini made tractors until he went to Enzo Ferrari to complain about a Ferrari he had bought. Lamborghini felt snubbed by Ferrari and decided to get into the sports car business.
Kleenex tissues were originally marketed as a cold cream remover, not a disposable handkerchief.
Blue eyes are the result of an ancient genetic mutation.
King County, Washington, managed to keep its name while changing its namesake. Originally named for William King, it was "renamed" in 1986 for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Caterpillars have about four thousand muscles.
To prepare for his Cheers audition, Ted Danson said he spent two weeks attending a bartending school in Burbank.
Nintendo, the popular video game company, was actually founded in 1889 as a playing card company.
The eye of the Colossal Squid is the largest of any known animal, at up to 11 inches in diameter.
The North Magnetic Pole, once located over Canada, is now in the Arctic Ocean and is slowly moving towards Russia.
Ever wondered what the small pink protuberance is in the corner of the eye? It's called the "caruncula".
At Centralia High School in Illinois, the boys teams are known as the Orphans. The girls teams are the Annies.
Five to ten times as many people were killed in the Peshtigo, WI, fire on October 8th, 1871, than in the famous Chicago fire on the same day.
Strawberry Shortcake started out as a greeting card character. As her popularity grew in the 1980s, she began to appear on dolls and toys and even starred in her own TV show.
The Australopithecus afarensis hominid skeleton found in Ethiopia in 1974 was nicknamed Lucy in honor of the Beatles song, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”
In 1983, a tiny fleck of paint off an earlier spacecraft hit the windshield of the orbiting space shuttle Challenger at 20,000 mph, causing a crater to form in its windshield.
Both of Baltimore's major league sports teams (baseball and football) have bird nicknames (the Orioles and the Ravens). Both franchises relocated from other cities, and both were formerly nicknamed the Browns.
Before aspirin was produced, ailing patients chewed the bark of the white willow tree (from which aspirin is derived) to help alleviate fever and pain.
John Tyler, the 10th president, had the most children of any president: 15.
In the early 20th century, peanut butter was more haute cuisine than suburban staple. Snooty establishments like New York’s Vanity Fair Tea Room served up peanut-butter-and-watercress sandwiches, and the cookbooks of the day endorsed plenty of PB pairings, including pimentos and chili.
SeaWorld began as a plan by four UCLA alums to open an ocean-themed restaurant with a marine show.
O'Hare Airport is named after Al Capone's laywer's son, Lt. Cmdr. Butch O'Hare.
The lowest batting average to win a batting title was .301 by Carl Yastrzemski in 1968. It was the only time in baseball history that only ONE batter hit .300 in either league for a season.
Elmo is the most recognizable children’s character in the U.S.
The song "Over The Rainbow" nearly didn't make it into The Wizard Of Oz. Songwriter Harold Arlen had to beg for its inclusion in the film.
Billiards was once a lawn game played outdoors, which is why today’s pool tables have a green felt cover.
As a tribute to sight-impaired musician Stevie Wonder, original pressings of the Paul McCartney & Wings album Red Rose Speedway included the words "We love you, baby" embossed in Braille.
It is most improper to refer to a servicemember as having "won" the Medal of Honor or similar military commendation. It is not a contest or competition; there is no winner. One should refer to the servicemember as being awarded, or simply receiving, the commendation.
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