Cats have excellent night vision and can see at only one-sixth the light level required for human visio source
Cats have excellent night vision and can see at only one-sixth the light level required for human visio
One penny doubled everyday becomes over 10 million dollars in 30 days. source
One penny doubled everyday becomes over 10 million dollars in 30 days.
A single piece of paper, no matter the size, cannot be folded in half more than 7 or 8 times.
More than 640,000 Alaska residents will receive the payment from The Alaska Permanent Fund for $1000 per month
Forty percent of the American population has never visited a dentist.
Over 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice, source
Over 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice,
On January 8,1499 ; Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany. source
On January 8,1499 ; Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany.
On January 10,1863 ; The London Underground, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between London Paddington station and Farringdon station. source
On January 10,1863 ; The London Underground, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between London Paddington station and Farringdon station.
The word "Set" has 464 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. It has the most definitions.
4 of the 5 original designers of the Macintosh computer were left-handed.
The percentage of the population who are left-handed is about 10%.
Left-handed people "have a wider scope of thinking", and points to the disproportionately high number of Nobel Prize winners are let handed . source
Left-handed people "have a wider scope of thinking", and points to the disproportionately high number of Nobel Prize winners are let handed .
On January 15.2001 ; Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online. source
On January 15.2001 ; Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
The symbol # is most commonly known as a number sign, hash, or pound sign. Other names include octothorpe and hashtag. source
The symbol # is most commonly known as a number sign, hash, or pound sign. Other names include octothorpe and hashtag.
The larger a star, the shorter its life, although all but the most massive stars live for billions of years. source
The larger a star, the shorter its life, although all but the most massive stars live for billions of years.
Four is the only number that has the same number of characters as its value in the English language.
The Empire State Building has 6,500 windows.
On February 11. 1840 ; Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France. source
On February 11. 1840 ; Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
The Sun's color is white, with a CIE color-space index near (0.3, 0.3), when viewed from space or when the Sun is high in the sky source
The Sun's color is white, with a CIE color-space index near (0.3, 0.3), when viewed from space or when the Sun is high in the sky
On April 10.1858 ; After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. source
On April 10.1858 ; After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
On April 11. 1977 ; London Transport's Silver Jubilee buses are launched. source
On April 11. 1977 ; London Transport's Silver Jubilee buses are launched.
On May 14.1804 ; The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River. source
On May 14.1804 ; The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River.
On May 24.1921 ; The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti opens. source
On May 24.1921 ; The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti opens.
On May 25.1955 ; First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third-highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Charles Evans. Joe Brown and George Band reached the summit on May 25, followed by Norman Hardie and Tony Streather the next source
On May 25.1955 ; First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third-highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Charles Evans. Joe Brown and George Band reached the summit on May 25, followed by Norman Hardie and Tony Streather the next
On May 27.1930 ; The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public. source
On May 27.1930 ; The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
On May 27.1937 ; In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California. source
On May 27.1937 ; In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
On May 30.1883 ; In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people. source
On May 30.1883 ; In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people.
In Southeast Asia, yellow is traditionally the color of royalty
The national flag of Brunei has the crest of Brunei in the centre, on a yellow field. The yellow field represents the sultan of Brunei.
On June 8.1906 ; Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value. source
On June 8.1906 ; Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.