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Fact of the Day:
The oldest dinosaur types are about 230 million years old and are known from rocks in Argentina and Brazil. The most primitive of these was a small meat-eating dinosaur, Eoraptor.
Quote of the Day:
"A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fact of the Day:
The oldest dinosaur types are about 230 million years old and are known from rocks in Argentina and Brazil. The most primitive of these was a small meat-eating dinosaur, Eoraptor.
Quote of the Day:
"A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Fact of the Day:
The presence of copper enhances the blue in turquoise. If the area where the turquoise forms contains more aluminum, the turquoise will shade to green. Zinc's presence causes a yellow-green color.
Quote of the Day:
"The only joy in the world is to begin."
- Cesare Pavese
The presence of copper enhances the blue in turquoise. If the area where the turquoise forms contains more aluminum, the turquoise will shade to green. Zinc's presence causes a yellow-green color.
Quote of the Day:
"The only joy in the world is to begin."
- Cesare Pavese
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Fact of the Day:
In "The Wizard of Oz," the horses in Emerald City palace were colored with Jell-O crystals. Scenes had to be shot quickly, before the horses licked it off.
Quote of the Day:
"We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?"
- Jean Cocteau
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Fact of the Day:
Japan's 33.5-mile long Seikan Tunnel took 24 years to build and cost $7 billion.
Quote of the Day:
"You are the music while the music lasts."
- T. S. Eliot
Japan's 33.5-mile long Seikan Tunnel took 24 years to build and cost $7 billion.
Quote of the Day:
"You are the music while the music lasts."
- T. S. Eliot
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Fact of the Day:
Because the moon orbits the Earth at an angle, approximately 5 degrees relative to the Earth-sun plane, the moon crosses the Earth's orbital plane only twice a year. For an eclipse to take place, the moon must be in the correct phase during an eclipse season; for a solar eclipse, it must be a new moon.
Quote of the Day:
"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that."
- Lauren Bacall
Because the moon orbits the Earth at an angle, approximately 5 degrees relative to the Earth-sun plane, the moon crosses the Earth's orbital plane only twice a year. For an eclipse to take place, the moon must be in the correct phase during an eclipse season; for a solar eclipse, it must be a new moon.
Quote of the Day:
"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that."
- Lauren Bacall
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Fact of the Day:
There are more than 400 nuclear power plants around the world, with more than 100 in the United States.
Quote of the Day:
"The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven."
- Mark Twain
There are more than 400 nuclear power plants around the world, with more than 100 in the United States.
Quote of the Day:
"The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven."
- Mark Twain
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Fact of the Day:
The "tornado" in "The Wizard of Oz" was really a muslin stocking, photographed with miniatures of a Kansas farm and fields.
Quote of the Day:
"My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular."
- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
The "tornado" in "The Wizard of Oz" was really a muslin stocking, photographed with miniatures of a Kansas farm and fields.
Quote of the Day:
"My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular."
- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
