Blue Moon

Usually we have one full moon per month, based on a 29 day cycle. Rarely there may be a second full moon in a month, called a blue moon. The next blue moons will occur on: 2012, September 30, and 2015, July 31. There were no blue moons in 2011.




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Striking Recovery

In 1919, Ray "Slim" Caldwell, a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, was struck by lightning during a game. He was revived and continued to play!


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If I had $100

On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.




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What word? What word?

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.




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Mario

Mario, of Super Mario Bros. fame, appeared in the 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong. His original name was Jumpman, but was changed to Mario to honor the Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segali.




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Police Dogs

Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian.




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A LOT of Kids!

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.




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A Nerdy fact

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."




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High Hights

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.




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You are FIRED!

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired"




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A Shoelace fact

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.




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Black History

February is Black History Month.




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Pedestrians

Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.




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"It makes goodbye more awesome." Emma Probst

"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."




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The Telephone

In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"




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Ketchup

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.




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Strange Name, Strange Fear

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.




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A Long Walk

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.




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Fast Mouth President

President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.




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Hidden Numbers

The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.




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Change

If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

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A Manger Fact

According to some sources baby Jesus wasn't born on Dec 25, but in June or July. And that Dec 25 was the day the wise men came and gave their gifts to the Christ child, which was over two years after Jesus was born!


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Titanic

There was a book written in 1898 by Morgan Robertson before the Titanic sank in 1912. The book was about a ship called the Titan that had similar dimensions to the Titanic. There are lots of similarities to the Titanic: They were both going too fast; the Titan was going 25 knots, and the Titanic was 22 1/2 knots. Both ships had more than half of their passengers die. They both had too few lifeboats: the Titan had 24, and the Titanic had 20. They both hit an iceberg on the starboard side. They both had a maximum capacity of 3000 people. There were several differences, but the similarities outnumber them.

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A Notification

If any of my posts are incorrect, please post and tell me! And if you have any random facts of your own, post them!

A Rare Occasion

Only once every five or six years, depending on the number of leap years, Christmas falls on a Sunday!

The First of Many

Cockroaches can survive the radiation from a nuclear blast! (The Mythbusters proved it)

This is the first random fact ever posted on this blog! I hope you enjoyed it, because there are going to be thousands like it! 

A Christmas Fact

In the original version of A Christmas Carol, the chapters were called Staves! (Don't believe me? Buy the original version and see!)