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This Day
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July 30
, 1945 :
The USS
Indianapolis was torpedoed after dropping off key components of the
Hiroshima atomic bomb. more...
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Among US states, Mississippi has the
highest percentage of same-sex couples raising
children. more...
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This Day
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July 31
, 1991 :
The US and the
Soviet Union signed the START - a treaty that would reduce nuclear
arms by 35%. more...
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Some police dogs have been taught to
sniff out the difference between counterfeit and authentic
money. more...
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This Day
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August 6
, 1945 :
The United
States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. more...
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A person's stomach produces about
half a gallon of acid every day. more...
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This Day
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August 7
, 1998 :
Two US
Embassies in Africa were bombed by Al Qaeda, killing 224
people. more...
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About 95% of all US paper currency
printed is used to replace old bills. more...
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This Day
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August 8
, 1974 :
US President
Richard Nixon announced his resignation. more...
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Most of the US currency in
circulation is held outside the US. more...
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This Day
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August 9
, 1945 :
The US dropped
a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing 39,000 people
instantly. more...
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Americans are believed to waste about
$165 billion USD worth of food every year. more...
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This Day
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August 10
, 1977 :
The serial
killer "Son of Sam" was more...
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"Tweet" became an official word in
the Oxford English Dictionary about two years after
"retweet." more...
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There's an ancient evolutionary basis
for our sweet tooth: Sweet food was safe to eat; bitter food was
often toxic. more...
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This Day
in History
August 11
, 1965 :
The "Watt's
Riots" started in Los Angeles, C more...
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Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama and East
Timor use the US Dollar as their official currency.
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This Day
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August 12
, 1985 :
Japan Airlines
Flight 123 crashed, killing 520 people. more...
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The US drinks the most tequila of any
country, although Mexico consumes almost twice as much per
person. more...
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This Day
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August 13
, 1961 :
Construction
began on the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West
Germany. more...
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This Day
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August 14
, 1945 :
Japan
surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II.
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According to 2012 data, Australia was
the world's most charitable country; the US came in
fifth. more...
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No one really won the War of 1812 --
it basically ended in a stalemate. more...
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This Day
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August 15
, 2001 :
The first
solar system other than our own was discovered.
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Social isolation, regardless of
feelings of loneliness, may have negative health consequences and
even shorten lives. more...
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This Day
in History
August 22
, 1902 :
US President
Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to ride in an
automobile. more...
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At least 57 million children don't
have access to a classroom, according to a recent UNESCO
report. more...
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This Day
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August 25
, 1944 :
Paris was
liberated from Nazi occupation. more...
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Refried beans are not fried more than
once, which is contrary to what their name implies.
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This Day
in History
August 26
, 1994 :
The worlds'
first bionic heart was surgically implanted in a
human. more...
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This Day
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August 27
, 1859 :
The first
successful oil well in the US was drilled. more...
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Compared with men, women have faster
blood flow to their brains and lose less brain tissue as they
age. more...
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If a deck of cards has been properly
shuffled, the order likely has never occurred before.
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This Day
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August 28
, 1963 :
250,000
marchers in a civil rights rally heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s
"I have a dream&quo more...
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This Day
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August 30
, 1963 :
A hotline
directly connecting Moscow and Washington DC was
established. more...
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Many types of yogurt contain more
sugar than Coca-Cola does. more...
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You can't taste if your mouth or
tongue is too dry. more...
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This Day
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September 1
, 1939 :
The Nazis
invaded Poland, starting World War II. more...
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The average US household spends more
than $100 USD a year on electronics that are plugged in but turned
off. more...
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This Day
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September 2
, 1666 :
The "Great
Fire of London" burned down more than 13,000 buildings, including
St. Paul's more...
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This Day
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September 3
, 1994 :
China and
Russia agreed to stop pointing nuclear weapons at each
other. more...
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Women's brains have about 10 times
more white matter (areas for seeing and processing patterns) than
men's brains do. more...
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The small house movement has been
popularizing homes that are smaller than many people's living
rooms. more...
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This Day
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September 4
, 1998 :
Google was
founded. more...
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This Day
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September 5
, 1972 :
The Israeli
Olympic team was attacked by terrorists in Munich.
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Less than 1% of global agricultural
land is certified organic, although it's more than tripled in size
since 1999. more...
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It's more cost effective to restart
your car instead of letting it idle for 30 seconds or more,
research shows. more...
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This Day
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September 6
, 1916 :
The first
self-service grocery market opened in the US.
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The nail on your middle finger of
your dominant hand grows faster than any other fingernail or
toenail. more...
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This Day
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September 9
, 1776 :
After gaining
independence from Britain, the United States was officially
named. more...
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Almost half of children adopted into
the US from 1999-2011 came from either China or Russia.
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This Day
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September 10
, 1897 :
The world's
first drunk driver was arrested. more...
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A komodo dragon can eat about 80% of
its body weight in a single meal. more...
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This Day
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September 11
, 2001 :
Islamic
terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center.
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This Day
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September 12
, 1938 :
Hitler demands
that Germans in the Sudetenland be reunited with
Germany. more...
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Louis Braille invented the braille
method of reading for the blind when he was 12 years
old. more...
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This Day
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September 14
, 1814 :
The Star
Spangled Banner poem was written. more...
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