Fact of the Day

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The steepest street in the world is Baldwin St. in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a 38° gradient.

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In April 1775, two days after the American War of Independence began, a notice appeared in the Virginia Gazette offering rewards for the return of 10 runaways. Two were "Negro slaves", but the other eight were white servants, including Thomas Pearce, a 20-year-old Bristol joiner, and William Webster, a middle-aged Scottish brick-maker. Whether they were ever found remains a mystery; almost nothing is known about them but their names. But their irate master was to become very famous indeed, for the man pursuing his absconding servants was called.....George Washington.





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Some other facts about Washington

http://mentalfloss.com/article/56532...rge-washington

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The largest litter of puppies is 24.


http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...st-litter-dog/

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The Mongol Empire at maximum extend included more than a fifth of the entire world.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/...n-history.html

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There's a species of fish called "Slippery Dick".

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Arthur Guinness, founder of Guinness Brewery, had 21 children with just one wife.

https://www.biography.com/news/arthu...beer-biography

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The lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide.

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Parasites can get parasites, called hyperparasites, and they can get their own parasites too.


https://www.popsci.com/science/artic...-get-parasites

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The Obama administration deported more people than any other president's administration in history.


https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obam...ry?id=41715661