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Fact of the Day:
One and one-half million horses were used in World War I.
Quote of the Day:
"I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveler."
- Michael Palin
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Fact of the Day:
The very first microwave weighed 600 lbs.
Quote of the Day:
"It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new."
- Sophia Loren
The very first microwave weighed 600 lbs.
Quote of the Day:
"It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new."
- Sophia Loren
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Fact of the Day:
Polar bears evolved from grizzly bears 200,000 years ago.
Quote of the Day:
"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it."
- John Lennon
Polar bears evolved from grizzly bears 200,000 years ago.
Quote of the Day:
"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it."
- John Lennon
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Fact of the Day:
There are over 20 different species of crocodile.
Quote of the Day:
"Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry."
- Henry Ward Beecher
There are over 20 different species of crocodile.
Quote of the Day:
"Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry."
- Henry Ward Beecher
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Fact of the Day:
Human brains are 85 percent water, but human teeth are only 10 percent water.
Quote of the Day:
"The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself."
- Pauline Kael
Human brains are 85 percent water, but human teeth are only 10 percent water.
Quote of the Day:
"The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself."
- Pauline Kael
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Fact of the Day:
Snap, Crackle and Pop were created in 1928.
Quote of the Day:
"Error is a hardy plant: It flourisheth in every soil."
- Martin Farquhar Tupper
Snap, Crackle and Pop were created in 1928.
Quote of the Day:
"Error is a hardy plant: It flourisheth in every soil."
- Martin Farquhar Tupper
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Fact of the Day:
When Hawaiian Punch was created in 1934, it was marketed as an ice cream topping.
Quote of the Day:
"Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this: That you are dreadfully like other people."
- James Russell Lowell
When Hawaiian Punch was created in 1934, it was marketed as an ice cream topping.
Quote of the Day:
"Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this: That you are dreadfully like other people."
- James Russell Lowell
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Fact of the Day:
The first American subway system debuted in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897.
Quote of the Day:
"A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything."
- Dr. Samuel Johnson


