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| July 30, 2004
| History
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When Hitler proclaimed the coming of the
"Third Reich", he meant that there was:
(1) Imperial Rome
(2) the Holy Roman Empire
(3) his conquests.
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| July 28, 2004
| History
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"Arena" is Latin for "sand".
(The Coliseum floor was covered with sand)
The word "amphitheater" derives from having 2 ("amphi-")
of the Greek style round semi-circle theaters with stadium seating
connected together to make a full circle.
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| July 27, 2004
| Business
FactID: 79
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AT&T stands for American Telephone and
Telegraph.
MCI stands for Microwave Communications Inc.
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| July 26, 2004
| Science
FactID: 78
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Germany is the worlds largest producer of
wind energy -- 15,800 turbines producing 1,500 megawatts (6% of
the country's total supply).
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| July 25, 2004
| Politics
FactID: 77
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"Under God" was added
to the pledge of allegiance by a 1954 law signed by President
Roosevelt.
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| July 24, 2004
| Business
FactID: 76
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Wal-Mart accounts for 9% of all non-auto-related
consumer sales in the US.
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| July 23, 2004
| Politics
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In his
John Adams's inaugural address, he delivered a single sentence
containing 727 words.
Thats like a 5 page college paper, without a single period!
Thats also twice as long as George Washington's entire
2nd inaugural address.
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| July 19, 2004
| History
FactID: 71
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ZIP
Codes: Introduced in 1964, ZIP stands for Zone Improvement
Project.
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| July 18, 2004
| Entertainment
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Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix.
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| July 17, 2004
| Society
FactID: 70
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The number of Americans that are millionaires
is up 14%.
Now, 1 out of every 128 Americans is a millionaire.
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| July 16, 2004
| Politics
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Residents of Washington, D.C. are subject
to federal tax but have no federal representation (House of Representatives
or Senate).
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| July 15, 2004
| History
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Eleanor Roosevelt once said,
"I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered.
But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue;
no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall."
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| July 13, 2004
| Random
FactID: 67
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50% of the US population lives within 50 miles
of the US coastline.
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| July 12, 2004
| Science
FactID: 66
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Laser stands for Light
Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation.
Radar stands for Radio Detecting
and Ranging.
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| July 10, 2004
| Business
FactID: 65
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Every week, Starbucks
opens an average of 10.2 stores worldwide.
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| July 9, 2004
| World
FactID: 64
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Indians are the largest non-white ethnic group
in England.
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