Fact of the Day

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The vice presidency of the U.S. has been vacant due to resignation or death a total of 37 years and 290 days, about a fifth of the time.


http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/128

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Einstein Failed his University Entrance Exam and had to reapply a year later.

[Altobelli]

Before becoming an iconic thriller, Stephen King's first novel "Carrie" was rejected by 30 publishers, causing him to give up and throw it in the trash. His wife retrieved it and urged him to resubmit it.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/cel...ss-stories/12/

[Altobelli]

There are no clocks or windows in most Casinos, so you can forget about time.


http://listverse.com/2010/02/09/10-t...os-use-on-you/

[Altobelli]

There's a beer brewed from bananas in Africa.

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Only a few people have ever survived a rabies infection without a vaccine.

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In 2009, an accused Florida man said his cat downloaded child ****, not him.


https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/...-52640667.html

[Altobelli]

Human knowledge is doubling every 12 months and is soon to be every 12 hours.


http://www.industrytap.com/knowledge...-12-hours/3950

[Altobelli]

During WW2, the Japanese invaded Alaska, and more Americans were killed or wounded defending Alaska than at Pearl Harbor.



https://www.history.com/topics/world...eutian-islands

[1959_60]

Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.