Daily Facts

Daily Facts (15 Feb 2026)
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Hájparfoss is one of several waterfalls in the Thjorsardalur valley, which is located north of the volcano Hekla in South Iceland.
Burgess Meredith portrayed The Penguin in the 1960s Batman series and was so popular that the writers always had an episode script featuring the character ready whenever he was available.
There is a wild guess estimating that there are around 750,000 GAA players in Ireland.
Colonia del Sacramento is the only cultural site in Uruguay to have attained UNESCO World Heritage Status.
Iran has increased the bounty for killing author Salman Rushdie to $3.3 million, reviving a death threat originally issued in 1989.
Birds do not sweat, as they do not have sweat glands
Charles Darwin was the first to study body language in humans and animals in his 1872 book "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals," establishing the foundation for the science of body language.
The Möbius strip, invented by mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius in 1858, is a one-sided surface created by twisting a strip of paper and joining the ends.
Chile won the Copa America for the first time in its history by defeating Argentina 4-1 on penalty kicks.
About 50 million gallons of blood pass through the heart in an average lifetime.
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Daily Facts (14 Feb 2026)
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The New Routemaster is the greenest diesel electric double deck hybrid bus in the world, emitting a quarter of the NOx and 20 percent less CO2 compared to the average hybrid bus.
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for 3 days in July 1863 and was the last Confederate invasion of the Union.
The abbey church of St. Andrew in Hexham was founded around 673 AD by the archbishop of York and became the head of the new see of Bernicia in 678.
Clint Eastwood does not provide director commentary tracks on any of his movies.
The month of Ramadan is significant in Islam as it is the time when the Quran was revealed, and it includes Laylat al-Qadr, a night considered better than a thousand months.
Gout displays a striking tendency to affect the foot, particularly the first metatarsophalangeal joint, which is involved in 56-78% of initial attacks and at some point in 59-89% of cases during the disease course.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, resulted in the annihilation of five companies of the U.S. 7th Cavalry, with a total of 268 U.S. soldiers killed and 55 wounded.
Sir Robert Wilson is credited with being responsible for the creation of the Russian bogy.
Bjork's debut album, "Debut" (1993), climbed to No. 3 on the UK album charts and became a huge commercial success, spawning multiple dance hits and eventually earning platinum status in the United States.
Patricia "Patty" Bouvier and her twin sister Selma are depicted as chain-smoking DMV employees who share a strong dislike for their brother-in-law, Homer Simpson.
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Daily Facts (13 Feb 2026)
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Hinduism, with approximately 1 billion adherents, is one of the oldest religions in the world, with its earliest forms dating back to 1500 BCE or earlier.
Astrakhan was formerly the capital of a Tatar khanate, a remnant of the Golden Horde.
Balsamic vinegar was a prized family possession in Northern Italy, often handed down through generations and sometimes gifted to dignitaries, such as when Duke Boniface of Canossa presented it to Roman Emperor Henry III in 1046.
If convicted of blackmail, the perpetrator faces up to 7 years in prison.
The rial is the currency unit of Iran, comprised of 100 dinars, while Yemen's version is comprised of 100 fils.
In 1967, Sandie Shaw became the first British act to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
Bonnie and Clyde were shot a combined total of approximately 130 rounds by a posse of law enforcement officers during their ambush on May 23, 1934.
The muscle cuirass was often used as a ceremonial armor to impress during military reviews and parades, rather than practical combat.
Arlecchino, or Harlequin, the most famous character of the Commedia dell'Arte, is recognized as the ancestor of the slapstick, carrying a bat or wooden sword.
The Communist Manifesto is the most widely read and influential document of modern socialism, originally published in London in 1848.
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Daily Facts (12 Feb 2026)
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The Jewel of the Nile is a sequel to the surprise-hit film Romancing the Stone, which was 20th Century Fox's answer to Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.
Roger Federer became the third male player in the Open Era to achieve 1,000 career match wins.
Goliath was a Philistine warrior who stood over nine feet tall and wore armor that weighed 125 pounds.
Ivory Coast won their first Africa Cup of Nations since 1992 by defeating Ghana 9-8 in a penalty shootout after a goalless match.
100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan.
Thailand offers over 3,699 discount hotels, making it one of the world's most popular travel destinations.
Robben Island has served multiple purposes throughout its history, including housing a hospital, mental institution, leper colony, and military base, in addition to being the prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his incarceration.
Hamadryas baboons can live in troops of several hundred individuals, showcasing complex social behaviors that include forming smaller groups called One Male Units (OMUs) for foraging.
Ralph Vaughan Williams volunteered for military service at the age of forty-two during the First World War, joining the Royal Army Medical Corps and later becoming a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.
The Battle of Sidi Barrani resulted in the British capturing 38,300 Italian prisoners while suffering only 624 casualties.
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Daily Facts (11 Feb 2026)
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The Swedish monarchy, which has traditions dating back more than a thousand years, changed its order of succession in 1980 to a fully cognatic system, allowing the eldest heir to inherit the throne regardless of gender.
Doris Speed received more fan mail than any other actor on Coronation Street during her twenty-three years on the show.
The definition of a good midwife has evolved from an emphasis on physical characteristics and moral appraisal in the past to a focus on theoretical knowledge, clinical competencies, and communication skills in contemporary practice.
Bud Collyer logged more hours as Superman than any other actor in history, voicing the character in approximately 2000 radio episodes and several animated series from 1940 to 1951.
The death of Möngke Khan in early 1260 prompted a pullback of Hülegü’s army, leading to a smaller Mongol force advancing on Egypt.
Betsy Ross was paid by the Pennsylvania State Navy Board on May 29, 1777, for her work making American flags, indicating her involvement in the production of early American flags.
Jean Metzinger was a key figure in the development of Cubism and co-authored the first major treatise on the movement, titled “Du ‘Cubisme’,” in 1912.
Milton Bradley's first game, The Checkered Game of Life, was designed with a moralizing purpose, where landing on negative squares like "crime" would move players backward in "life," while positive squares like "honesty" would advance them.
"Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose is a 2004 book co-written by Paris Hilton and Merle Ginsberg."
Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content.
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