Fact of the Day

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Theresa May just got the mother of all pastings!

[Altobelli]

Only about 100 people speak Latin fluently.

[Altobelli]

From 1989 to 2009, about 2,000 schools were closed in Germany because of a scarcity of children


https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/w...19germany.html

[Altobelli]

The founder of WhatsApp went from an immigrant on welfare to selling his app for US$19 Billion in 21 years.



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...g-service.html

[Altobelli]

Some baby turtles talk to each other while they are still in their eggs so that they all hatch together.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ells-time.html

[Altobelli]

The piano is only a few decades older than the U.S.A.


https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-piano-1992319

[Altobelli]

Opossums have fifty razor sharp teeth, the highest number of teeth found in any land mammal.


https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/m...ginia-opossum/

[Altobelli]

After developing a passion for aviation while in Europe, magician Harry Houdini was one of the world's first private pilots.


https://www.history.com/news/10-thin...-harry-houdini

[Altobelli]

The oldest tree ever documented is approximately 5,062 years old.

https://www.livescience.com/29152-ol...-in-world.html

[Altobelli]

There are currently 23 nations that maintain no army, including Andorra, Costa Rica and Liechtenstein.


https://www.ozy.com/acumen/nations-t...litaries/32100