Author Archives: bhansaliyash

Apr 02 2015
People, Places

Fact #829: There’s a family that lives on Liberty Island, home of the Statue of Liberty.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/nyregion/on-sundays-david-luchsinger-relaxes-under-lady-libertys-shadow.html?_r=0

Feb 13 2015
Technology

Fact #796: Facebook has a feature that lets you designate who will manage your account after you die.

Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-heir-time-to-choose-who-manages-your-account-when-you-die-1423738802

Feb 09 2015
Places

Fact #792: There are at least seven Christian churches in Antarctica.

Source: http://www.messynessychic.com/2014/03/19/seven-churches-antarctica/

Jan 29 2015
Money

Fact #785: If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. That is the the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

Source: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bingbin/

Oct 27 2014
Science, Technology

Fact #712: The computer used to guide the Apollo 11 moon mission was less powerful than a modern calculator.

Source: http://www.michiganstandard.com/18676/the-computer-used-to-guide-the-apollo-11-moon-mission-was-less-powerful-than-a-modern-calculator/

Oct 01 2014
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Natural World

Fact #694: You were once the youngest person in the world.

Food for thought!

Sep 24 2014
Language

Fact #689: “Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo” is a correct sentence.

Source: http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/BuffaloBuffalo/buffalobuffalo.html

Sep 18 2014
Science

Fact #685: Outer space is only an hour’s drive away, if you could drive straight up.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/outer-space-only-an-hour-s-drive-away-calgary-researcher-says-1.799447

Sep 10 2014
Entertainment, Uncategorized

Fact #679: Every episode of Family Guy includes at least one instance of one character saying “What the hell…” to another.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182576/trivia

 

Aug 20 2014
Animals

Fact #665: Oysters can change gender depending on which is best for mating.

Source: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/oyster/

Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3V6_sG6xLk

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