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Interesting, Daily Facts, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneSubsequently, Banned, Controllers, Traffic, Federal, Air, staycurious, Ronald, Verified, Them, Refused, 1981, Strike, Life, Service, They, Their, 11345, Fact, Reagan, End, Fired, After, Facts, FromComment

In 1981, Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers after they refused to end their strike and subsequently banned them from federal service for life

Interesting, Daily Facts, Random Facts, HistoryCuriousOneSubsequently, Banned, Controllers, Traffic, Federal, Air, staycurious, Ronald, Verified, Them, Refused, 1981, Strike, Life, Service, They, Their, 11345, Fact, Reagan, End, Fired, After, Facts, FromComment
In 1981, Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers after they refused to end their strike and subsequently banned them from federal service for life
Daily Facts, Random Facts, Interesting, Animals, ScienceCuriousOneLive, staycurious, Cleaning, Flesh, Beetles, Colonies, Verified, Facts, Display, Fact, Chicago’s, Field, Chicago, Work, Museum, Eating, BonesComment

Chicago's Field Museum has 10 colonies of flesh-eating beetles, who live and work at the museum cleaning animal bones for display.

Daily Facts, Random Facts, Interesting, Animals, ScienceCuriousOneLive, staycurious, Cleaning, Flesh, Beetles, Colonies, Verified, Facts, Display, Fact, Chicago’s, Field, Chicago, Work, Museum, Eating, BonesComment
Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneFairy, Facts, Production, staycurious, Many, Trying, Pan, Requirement, JM, Peter Pan, Seeing, First, Themselves, Children, Dust, After, JMBarrie, Peter, Barrie, Fact, Injured, Added, Flying, Verified, BecauseComment

J.M. Barrie added the requirement of fairy dust for flying, because so many children injured themselves trying to fly after seeing the first production of “Peter Pan”

Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneFairy, Facts, Production, staycurious, Many, Trying, Pan, Requirement, JM, Peter Pan, Seeing, First, Themselves, Children, Dust, After, JMBarrie, Peter, Barrie, Fact, Injured, Added, Flying, Verified, BecauseComment
J.M. Barrie added the requirement of fairy dust for flying, because so many children injured themselves trying to fly after seeing the first production of “Peter Pan”
Interesting, Random Facts, Records, Science, Daily FactsCuriousOneVolunteers, Automation, Weather, There’s, National, staycurious, Rulers, Facts, Fact, Verified, Snowfall, Service, Thousands, MeasuringComment

There's no automation in measuring snowfall - the US National Weather Service has thousands of volunteers with rulers

Interesting, Random Facts, Records, Science, Daily FactsCuriousOneVolunteers, Automation, Weather, There’s, National, staycurious, Rulers, Facts, Fact, Verified, Snowfall, Service, Thousands, MeasuringComment
There's no automation in measuring snowfall - the US National Weather Service has thousands of volunteers with rulers
Interesting, Random Facts, Daily Facts, HistoryCuriousOneEvery, Pheasant, Ownership, Months, Verified, Alternate, France, Facts, Spain, Fact, Timeshare, Island, They, Called, staycurious, HaveComment

France and Spain have a timeshare called Pheasant Island. They alternate ownership every six months.

Interesting, Random Facts, Daily Facts, HistoryCuriousOneEvery, Pheasant, Ownership, Months, Verified, Alternate, France, Facts, Spain, Fact, Timeshare, Island, They, Called, staycurious, HaveComment
France and Spain have a timeshare called Pheasant Island. They alternate ownership every six months.
Interesting, Daily Facts, History, Random FactsCuriousOneShips, Earning, Nickname, Sinking, Named, Facts, Arthur, Priest, Verified, Five, Including, Survived, Fact, Unsinkable, Stoker, Coal, John, staycurious, TitanicComment

A coal stoker named Arthur John Priest survived the sinking of five ships, including the Titanic, earning the nickname "The Unsinkable Stoker"

Interesting, Daily Facts, History, Random FactsCuriousOneShips, Earning, Nickname, Sinking, Named, Facts, Arthur, Priest, Verified, Five, Including, Survived, Fact, Unsinkable, Stoker, Coal, John, staycurious, TitanicComment
A coal stoker named Arthur John Priest survived the sinking of five ships, including the Titanic, earning the nickname "The Unsinkable Stoker"
Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFist, Town, Lived, Artists, Facts, Rocky, Popeye, Pipe, Character, Frank, Into, Inspired, Cartoon Check, Prominent, Fiegel, Often, Fight, staycurious, Home, Smoked, Chin, Fact, VerifiedComment

The cartoon character Popeye was inspired by Frank "Rocky" Fiegel, who lived in the artist's home town. Fiegel had one eye, a prominent chin, he smoked a pipe, and often got into fist fights.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneFist, Town, Lived, Artists, Facts, Rocky, Popeye, Pipe, Character, Frank, Into, Inspired, Cartoon Check, Prominent, Fiegel, Often, Fight, staycurious, Home, Smoked, Chin, Fact, VerifiedComment
The cartoon character Popeye was inspired by Frank "Rocky" Fiegel, who lived in the artist's home town. Fiegel had one eye, a prominent chin, he smoked a pipe, and often got into fist fights.
History, Random Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Daily FactsCuriousOneStoring, Verified, Desert, Middle, staycurious, Persian, Summer, Facts, Technique, Engineers, Fact, MasteredComment

By 400 BC, Persian engineers had mastered the technique of storing ice in the middle of summer in the desert

History, Random Facts, Interesting, Inventions, Daily FactsCuriousOneStoring, Verified, Desert, Middle, staycurious, Persian, Summer, Facts, Technique, Engineers, Fact, MasteredComment
By 400 BC, Persian engineers had mastered the technique of storing ice in the middle of summer in the desert
Interesting, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneInjuries, Noise, Fact, Pedestrian, Prevent, Quiet, About, Them, Cars, They, Artificial, Electric, Verified, staycurious, Which, Facts, 2400, Will, Help, Year, Each, HybridComment

Electric/hybrid cars are so quiet they had to add artificial noise to them which will help prevent about 2,400 pedestrian injuries each year

Interesting, Random Facts, Daily FactsCuriousOneInjuries, Noise, Fact, Pedestrian, Prevent, Quiet, About, Them, Cars, They, Artificial, Electric, Verified, staycurious, Which, Facts, 2400, Will, Help, Year, Each, HybridComment
Electric/hybrid cars are so quiet they had to add artificial noise to them which will help prevent about 2,400 pedestrian injuries each year
Interesting, Records, Random Facts, History, Daily FactsCuriousOneLoved, 1939, Dog, Worlds, Died, Verified, staycurious, Holder, Years, Facts, Bluey, Current, World, 1910, Months, Fact, Oldest, From, RecordComment

The current world record holder for world's oldest dog is Bluey, who lived from 1910 to 1939 and died at the age of 29 years and 5 months.

Interesting, Records, Random Facts, History, Daily FactsCuriousOneLoved, 1939, Dog, Worlds, Died, Verified, staycurious, Holder, Years, Facts, Bluey, Current, World, 1910, Months, Fact, Oldest, From, RecordComment
The current world record holder for world's oldest dog is Bluey, who lived from 1910 to 1939 and died at the age of 29 years and 5 months.
Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneAssistance, Legalade, They, Governments, Legal, Service, Country, Being, Once, When, Lemonade, Ticketed, Time, staycurious, Offered, Verified, Facts, Stands, Fact, Free, Children’s, We’re, Titled, LocalComment

Country Time Lemonade once offered free legal assistance when children’s lemonade stands were being ticketed by local governments. They titled the service, Legalade.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneAssistance, Legalade, They, Governments, Legal, Service, Country, Being, Once, When, Lemonade, Ticketed, Time, staycurious, Offered, Verified, Facts, Stands, Fact, Free, Children’s, We’re, Titled, LocalComment
Country Time Lemonade once offered free legal assistance when children’s lemonade stands were being ticketed by local governments. They titled the service, Legalade.
Interesting, Random Facts, Daily Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFact, Facts, Thousand, When, Years, Great, Giza, Restoration, First, Verified, staycurious, Sphinx, 1400, Old, That, Already, DatesComment

The Great Sphinx of Giza is so old that its first restoration dates to 1400 BC, when it was already a thousand years old

Interesting, Random Facts, Daily Facts, HistoryCuriousOneFact, Facts, Thousand, When, Years, Great, Giza, Restoration, First, Verified, staycurious, Sphinx, 1400, Old, That, Already, DatesComment
The Great Sphinx of Giza is so old that its first restoration dates to 1400 BC, when it was already a thousand years old
Daily Facts, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneBuildings, Larger, 1784, Size, Based, Dated, Started, Imposed, Britain, staycurious, America, Great, Brick, Facts, Response, Tax, Using, People, Verified, Fact, BricksComment

In 1784 Great Britain imposed a tax on bricks to pay for the war in America. In response, people starting using larger bricks, and buildings can be dated based on the brick size

Daily Facts, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneBuildings, Larger, 1784, Size, Based, Dated, Started, Imposed, Britain, staycurious, America, Great, Brick, Facts, Response, Tax, Using, People, Verified, Fact, BricksComment
In 1784 Great Britain imposed a tax on bricks to pay for the war in America. In response, people starting using larger bricks, and buildings can be dated based on the brick size
Records, Daily Facts, Science, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneSculpture, Fact, staycurious, Those, Facts, Advancement, Verified, Exploration, Fallen, Memorial, Have, Smuggled, Died, Space, Moon, AstronautComment

Fallen Astronaut is a sculpture smuggled to the Moon as a memorial for those who have died in the advancement of space exploration.

Records, Daily Facts, Science, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneSculpture, Fact, staycurious, Those, Facts, Advancement, Verified, Exploration, Fallen, Memorial, Have, Smuggled, Died, Space, Moon, AstronautComment
Fallen Astronaut is a sculpture smuggled to the Moon as a memorial for those who have died in the advancement of space exploration.
Daily Facts, Science, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneFact, Minutes, NASA, Facts, Verified, Optimal, Last, Will, Perfect, Exactly, According, Researchers, Nap, staycurious, BetweenComment

According to NASA researchers, an optimal nap will last between 20-30 minutes and a perfect nap will last exaclty 26 minutes.

Daily Facts, Science, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneFact, Minutes, NASA, Facts, Verified, Optimal, Last, Will, Perfect, Exactly, According, Researchers, Nap, staycurious, BetweenComment
According to NASA researchers, an optimal nap will last between 20-30 minutes and a perfect nap will last exaclty 26 minutes.
Science, Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneHaub, Weight, Lost, Nick, Sugar, Facts, Caloric, Twinkie, Loss, Based, That, Pounds, Intake, Verified, Prove, Fact, Dorito, Diet, staycurious, Nutrition, ProfessorComment

Nutrition professor Mark Haub lost 27 pounds on a Twinkie/Dorito/Sugar diet to prove that weight loss is based on caloric intake, and not on nutrition.

Science, Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneHaub, Weight, Lost, Nick, Sugar, Facts, Caloric, Twinkie, Loss, Based, That, Pounds, Intake, Verified, Prove, Fact, Dorito, Diet, staycurious, Nutrition, ProfessorComment
Nutrition professor Mark Haub lost 27 pounds on a Twinkie/Dorito/Sugar diet to prove that weight loss is based on caloric intake, and not on nutrition.
Science, Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneOther, Verified, Imperial, Metric, Facts, NASA, Because, Project, Orbiter, Dollar, Lost, Mars, 1999, Measurements, staycurious, Used, Half, Fact, MillionComment

In 1999, NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because half the project staff used imperial measurements and the other half used metric.

Science, Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneOther, Verified, Imperial, Metric, Facts, NASA, Because, Project, Orbiter, Dollar, Lost, Mars, 1999, Measurements, staycurious, Used, Half, Fact, MillionComment
In 1999, NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because half the project staff used imperial measurements and the other half used metric.
Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneEmiliano, 1953, Collateral, Credito, Verified, staycurious, Business, Giant, Fact, Parmigiano, Wheels, Facts, Reggiano, Italian, Bank, Accepted, Since, Loans, CheeseComment

Since 1953, the Italian bank, Credito Emiliano, has accepted giant wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese as collateral for business loans.

Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneEmiliano, 1953, Collateral, Credito, Verified, staycurious, Business, Giant, Fact, Parmigiano, Wheels, Facts, Reggiano, Italian, Bank, Accepted, Since, Loans, CheeseComment
Since 1953, the Italian bank, Credito Emiliano, has accepted giant wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese as collateral for business loans.
Records, Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneStates, Economy, Total, Fifth, Fact, United, California, Facts, staycurious, China, Largest, Only, Surpassed, GDP, World, Japan, Verified, GermanyComment

California is the fifth largest economy in the world, only surpassed by the total GDP of the United States, China, Japan, and Germany,

Records, Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneStates, Economy, Total, Fifth, Fact, United, California, Facts, staycurious, China, Largest, Only, Surpassed, GDP, World, Japan, Verified, GermanyComment
California is the fifth largest economy in the world, only surpassed by the total GDP of the United States, China, Japan, and Germany,
Daily Facts, Random Facts, Interesting, HolidaysCuriousOneFact, With, Facts, Replaced, Thwart, staycurious, Stoners, Often, 420, 4199, Idaho’s, They, Verified, Marker, Mile, StolenComment

Idaho’s mile marker 420 was stolen so often, they replaced it with 419.9 to thwart stoners

Daily Facts, Random Facts, Interesting, HolidaysCuriousOneFact, With, Facts, Replaced, Thwart, staycurious, Stoners, Often, 420, 4199, Idaho’s, They, Verified, Marker, Mile, StolenComment
Idaho’s mile marker 420 was stolen so often, they replaced it with 419.9 to thwart stoners