Daily Facts

Daily Facts (22 Feb 2026)
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Couvade syndrome, or sympathetic pregnancy, affects between 10 to 65 percent of men whose partners are pregnant, causing them to experience symptoms like nausea, dizziness, and cravings.
The chorus "Annie, are you okay?" from Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" is inspired by his CPR training on the Resusci Anne manikin.
At 17,075,400 square kilometres, Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area.
The Queen’s current corgis, Holly and Willow, are the 14th-generation descendants of her first corgi, Susan, who was given to her on her 18th birthday.
Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing or injuring at least 140,000 people on August 6, 1945.
Catalonia became the second region in Spain to ban bullfighting, with the ban taking effect on January 1, 2012, following a final event on September 25, 2011.
The cattle herding Nuer tribe of southern Sudan allows a woman who cannot have children to marry another woman as a "husband" who is then impregnated by a secret boyfriend, making the barren woman the socially recognized father.
Pocoyo's name is a combination of the Spanish words "poco" (little) and "yo" (me), meaning "Little me."
Lucian Freud's painting "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping" is predicted to sell for between £12.7m and £17.7m, potentially making it the most expensive painting by a living artist sold at auction.
Hanley was an important manufacturer of china and earthenware from the 18th century onwards.
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Daily Facts (21 Feb 2026)
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It is extremely rare for a pope to resign; the last time before Benedict XVI was in 1415.
"Degrassi" has been reinventing itself for multiple generations since its launch in 1979, tackling contemporary issues affecting teens for 37 years.
Christ was originally named "Yehoshua" and was never called "Jesus" during his earthly life.
During the years 2002 through 2005, 23 of the 24 recorded terrorist incidents in the United States were perpetrated by domestic terrorists, primarily from animal rights and environmental movements.
The Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642 was the first important battle of the English Civil War and marked Charles I's best chance for victory.
Swiss wine consumers drink 98% of their own wine and import two-thirds of what they consume, resulting in very little Swiss wine being exported.
Calvin Candie participates in a blood sport known as Mandingo fighting, where he forces male slaves to fight to the death for money.
American whiskey and bourbon have become an $8 billion global industry, marking a significant resurgence in popularity.
Thousands of beacons will be lit around the world on June 4, 2012, to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's 60-year reign.
Shaun Cassidy's single "Da Doo Ron Ron" hit No. 1 in the U.S. and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
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Daily Facts (20 Feb 2026)
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James Blunt served as an officer in the Life Guards, a reconnaissance regiment of the British Army, and was deployed under NATO in Kosovo during the conflict in 1999.
Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win the US Open Championship since Tony Jacklin in 1970.
The Hallé Orchestra, founded in 1857, is Britain's first fully professional symphony orchestra.
Lord Patten of Barnes, the new Chairman of the BBC Trust, was previously the Governor of Hong Kong, overseeing its return to China in 1997.
The Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, was constructed with the labor of tens of thousands of Jews who were brought to Rome as prisoners after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.
Katrina Amy Alexis Infield, also known as Jordan, was ranked #2 in a list of the "100 Worst Britons We Love to Hate" voted by viewers of Channel 4 in 2003.
Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," published in 1962, did more than any other single publication to alert the world to the hazards of environmental poisoning and inspired a powerful social movement that altered the course of American history.
The Flower Pot Men, a British children's television program first broadcast in 1952, featured characters Bill and Ben who spoke their own unique language called Oddle Poddle, invented by one of the show's voice actors.
Despite designing the majority of St. Peter's Basilica, the 71-year-old Michelangelo refused to be paid for his work on the church.
Sepals are the usually green leaflike structures that compose the outermost part of a flower, forming the calyx which surrounds and protects the flower bud.
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Daily Facts (19 Feb 2026)
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Ferdinand Marcos was the first president to be reelected to a second term in the Philippines, a process marred by allegations of election rigging.
Pott's fracture, named after English physician Percival Pott, is a break in the fibula near the ankle, often associated with a break in the malleolus of the tibia or a rupture of the internal lateral ligament.
"It Ain't Half Hot Mum" aired for seven years, covering just over four months of events during World War II, from May to September 1945.
The Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile has led to various interpretations and parodies, including a Spanish short film where her sadness causes the entire world to forget how to smile.
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the number of people in heaven is limited to 144,000.
Silicates are the most abundant minerals on Earth, formed by the combination of oxygen (46.6%) and silicon (27.7%), the two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust.
The term "Abominable Snowman" originated in 1921 when a British army colonel translated the Sherpa term for a creature that left behind huge footprints in the Himalayas.
Josip Broz, known as Marshal Tito, led the resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II and established Yugoslavia's independence from the USSR in 1948.
Kanye West claimed he "owns" Wiz Khalifa's child during a Twitter feud, stating, "You wouldn’t have a child if it wasn’t for me."
The wreck of the HMS Erebus, part of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 expedition, was discovered in 2014 after nearly six years of searching by Parks Canada archaeologists, using both crew information and Inuit testimony as guides.
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Daily Facts (18 Feb 2026)
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John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier became the youngest president and first lady in American history seven years after their marriage.
The Three-Cornered Hat is a ballet that captures Spanish folk music with vibrant rhythms and lively dances.
On 30 July 1980, Vanuatu proclaimed itself a sovereign republic, with its name meaning "land independent" in the local bislama language.
The first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945, generating the destructive power of 15,000 to 20,000 tons of TNT.
The Armenian nation was the first to declare itself a Christian nation in 301 AD, even before the time of Constantine.
China's two major rivers, the Huang He (Yellow River) and the Chang Jiang (Yangzi River), have shaped agricultural development and population growth throughout China's history, with the Huang He historically being termed "China's Sorrow" due to its frequent and devastating floods.
Granules on the sun's surface last only 10 to 20 minutes and are formed by convection beneath the photosphere, with centers that are considerably hotter and rising while the edges sink.
The ancient Olympic Games date back to 776 BC, but many believe they were being held even earlier, dedicated to the God Zeus.
Sir Michael Caine revealed he was drinking a bottle of vodka a day and smoking several packs of cigarettes before his wife, Shakira Baksh, helped him turn his life around after their marriage in 1973.
Tidjane Thiam became the first black CEO of a FTSE 100 company when he took the top job at Prudential.
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