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  • Thursday's Fact

    Thursday's Fact is:
    Google's name is a play on the word googol, which refers to the number 1 followed by one hundred zeroes.

    Today's Holidays:
    America Recycles Day
    George Spelvin Day
    Great American Smokeout
    I Love to Write Day
    National Bundt Day
    Birthday - Georgia O'Keeffe (artist)
    Dynasty Day (Belgium)
    Republic Day (Brazil)
    Shichi-Go-San (Japan)
    Clean Out Your*Refrigerator Day
    Fast For A World Harvest*Day


    -Chris

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    • Friday's Fact

      Friday's Fact is:
      40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

      Today's Holidays:
      UN International Day for Tolerance
      Admission Day (Oklahoma)
      Tellabration! A Weekend of Storytelling For Grown-ups (Conn)
      Day of National Rebirth (Estonia)
      Birth Of The Blues Day
      Fast Food Day
      International Day For Tolerance


      -Chris

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      • Saturday's Fact

        Saturday's Fact is:
        2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 or 5.

        Today's Holidays:
        Homemade Bread Day
        Anniversary - Suez Canal
        Remembrance Day (Gettysburg, Pa)
        Elephant Roundup at Surin (Thailand)
        Coping With Uncertainty Day
        Homemade Bread Day
        Lung Cancer Awareness Day
        Moms And Dads Day
        Take A Hike Day
        World Peace Day


        -Chris

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        • Sunday's Fact

          Sunday's Fact is:
          Licking a stamp leads to the consumption of 1/10 of a calorie.

          Today's Holidays:
          Saint Catherine's Day
          Shopping Reminder Day
          UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
          Birthday - Joe DiMaggio (baseball)
          Independence Day (Suriname)
          National Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
          Totensonntag (Germany)
          Buffalo On The Block Day
          Doo Dah Parade (California)
          International Pickle Festival (New York)
          Teddy Bear Day


          -Chris

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          • Monday's Fact

            Monday's Fact is:
            The town of Kennesaw, Georgia has required its citizens to own a firearm and ammunition since 1982.

            Today's Holidays:
            "Have a Bad Day" Day
            Anniversary - Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincoln)
            Birthday - President James Garfield (12th President)
            Discovery Day (Puerto Rico)
            National Holiday (Monaco)
            Equal Opportunity Day
            Pencil Day
            US Marine Corps Day


            -Chris

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            • Originally posted by z740
              Monday's Fact is:
              The town of Kennesaw, Georgia has required its citizens to own a firearm and ammunition since 1982.

              -Chris
              That's most of it.
              Kennesaw's law was amended in 1983 to exempt those who conscientiously object to owning a firearm, convicted felons, those who cannot afford a firearm, and those with a mental or physical disability that would prevent them from owning a firearm.
              And
              ...no one has ever been charged under the ordinance.
              "And now you know...the rest of the story!"
              Plus, Cobb County is where Glock is headquartered...it's probably just a means of boosting local employment

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              • Originally posted by z740
                Monday's Fact is:

                Today's Holidays:
                "Have a Bad Day" Day

                -Chris
                Hmm Well I broke my glasses so I was 6 hours late for work (had to get them fixed) and I got to go back to bed until the store opened. Is that a "bad" Bad Day or a "good" Bad Day?

                Hey Joe, I broke them while I was curling. lol

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                • Originally posted by ptbodale
                  Hey Joe, I broke them while I was curling. lol
                  That's why you do not bring/wear glasses when playing curling. There is just a slight chance that someone can yell "HARD" at your glasses' resonant frequency!

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                  • Tuesday's Fact

                    Tuesday's Fact is:
                    A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

                    Today's Holidays:
                    Name Your PC Day
                    UN Africa Industrialization Day
                    UN Universal Children Day
                    Birthday - Robert F. Kennedy (Senator)
                    Revolution Day (Mexico)
                    Absurdity Day
                    Air Your Dirty Laundry Day
                    Peanut Butter Fudge Day
                    Traffic Light Day
                    Universal Children's Day


                    -Chris

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                    • Wednesday and Thursday's Fact

                      Wednesday's Fact is:
                      Swallowed gum is not digested by the gastrointestinal system, it usually passes through within 24 hours.

                      Today's Holidays:
                      Pumpkin Pie Day
                      Tie One On Day
                      UN World Television Day
                      What Do You Love About America Day
                      World Hello Day
                      Ratification Day (North Carolina)
                      False Confessions Day


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                      Thursday's Fact is:
                      James Madison declared Thanksgiving twice in 1815.

                      Today's Holidays:
                      Hockey Day
                      Stop The Violence Day
                      Thanksgiving Day (US)
                      Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade
                      Turkey-Free Thanksgiving
                      MADDs Tie One On For Safety Holiday Ribbon Campaign (11/22-12/31)
                      Sagittarius Begins
                      Saint Cecilia Feast Day
                      Anniversary - Assassination of John F. Kennedy
                      Independence Day (Lebanon)


                      Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving everybody!

                      -Chris

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                      • Friday's Fact

                        Friday's Fact is:
                        203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.

                        Today's Holidays:
                        Black Friday
                        Buy Nothing Day
                        National Flossing Day
                        National Salesperson's Day
                        Sinkie Day
                        You're Welcome Day
                        Birthday - President Franklin Pierce (14th President)
                        Birthday - Boris Karloff (actor)
                        Family Day (Nevada)
                        Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)
                        Birthday Of The King Of Horror
                        Eat A Cranberry Day
                        Jukebox Day
                        Turkey Leftovers Day


                        -Chris

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                        • Saturday & Sunday's Fact

                          Saturday's Fact is:
                          Rice paper does not have any rice in it!

                          Today's Holidays:
                          International Aura Awareness Day
                          Perigan Spring Tides
                          Birthday - President Zachary Taylor (12th President)
                          Birthday - Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (painter)Buy Nothing Day (UK)
                          Christmas Tree Lighting (Kansas)
                          Espresso Day
                          Full Moon Day
                          Guru Nanak's Birthday


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                          Sunday's Fact is:
                          A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

                          Today's Holidays:
                          Saint Catherine's Day
                          Shopping Reminder Day
                          UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
                          Birthday - Joe DiMaggio (baseball)
                          Independence Day (Suriname)
                          National Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
                          Totensonntag (Germany)
                          John F. Kennedy Day (Massachusetts)


                          -Chris

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                          • Geez, youre up early. Oh, wait its only 8AM over there Time for me to go to bed
                            You've got to try to find what's right before your eyes-Finger Eleven


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                            • Monday's Fact

                              Monday's Fact is:
                              Human jaw muscles can generate a force of 200 pounds (90.8 kilograms) on the molars.

                              Today's Holidays:
                              Birthday - Charles Schultz (cartoonist-Peanuts)
                              Republic Day (Mongolia)
                              Cake Day
                              Good Grief Day
                              Leftovers Day


                              -Chris

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                              • Tuesday's Fact

                                Tuesday's Fact is:
                                The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

                                Today's Holidays:
                                Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Annual Lighting (NYC)
                                Birthday - Jimi Hendrix (musician)
                                Electric Guitar Day
                                Freckle Pride Day
                                Pie In The Face Day
                                Throw Out Your Leftovers Day


                                -Chris

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