July 30, 2004
| History
FactID: 81
Rated
2.00 stars
When Hitler proclaimed the coming of the
"Third Reich", he meant that there was:
(1) Imperial Rome
July 28, 2004
| History
FactID: 80
Rated
4.00 stars
"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.
July 27, 2004
| Business
FactID: 79
Rated
2.60 stars
AT&T stands for American Telephone and
Telegraph.
MCI stands for Microwave Communications Inc.
July 26, 2004
| Science
FactID: 78
Rated
3.50 stars
Germany is the worlds largest producer of
wind energy -- 15,800 turbines producing 1,500 megawatts (6% of
the country's total supply).
July 25, 2004
| Politics
FactID: 77
Rated
4.40 stars
"Under God" was added
to the pledge of allegiance by a 1954 law signed by President
Roosevelt.
July 24, 2004
| Business
FactID: 76
Rated
3.00 stars
Wal-Mart accounts for 9% of all non-auto-related
consumer sales in the US.
July 23, 2004
| Politics
FactID: 75
Rated
2.83 stars
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.
July 19, 2004
| History
FactID: 71
Rated
4.75 stars
ZIP
Codes : Introduced in 1964, ZIP stands for Zone Improvement
Project.
July 18, 2004
| Entertainment
FactID: 162
Rated
4.50 stars
Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix.
July 17, 2004
| Society
FactID: 70
Rated
4.00 stars
The number of Americans that are millionaires
is up 14% .
Now, 1 out of every 128 Americans is a millionaire.
July 16, 2004
| Politics
FactID: 69
Rated
3.83 stars
Residents of Washington, D.C. are subject
to federal tax but have no federal representation (House of Representatives
or Senate).
July 15, 2004
| History
FactID: 68
Rated
3.75 stars
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."
July 13, 2004
| Random
FactID: 67
Rated
4.67 stars
50% of the US population lives within 50 miles
of the US coastline.
July 12, 2004
| Science
FactID: 66
Rated
4.00 stars
Laser stands for L ight
A mplification by S timulated
E mission of R adiation.
Radar stands for Ra dio D etecting
a nd R anging.
July 10, 2004
| Business
FactID: 65
Rated
4.25 stars
Every week, Starbucks
opens an average of 10.2 stores worldwide.
July 9, 2004
| World
FactID: 64
Rated
3.80 stars
Indians are the largest non-white ethnic group
in England.
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