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Today's fact. George Washington had only one tooth remaining in his mouth when he was sworn in as president in 1789.
 
Today's fact. "Huh?" is understood in all languages.
 
Today's fact. Marie Curie remains the only person to earn Nobel prizes in two different sciences.
 
Today's fact. In 2007, the end of Daylight Saving Time jumped from the last Sunday in October to the first Sunday in November. The decision was reportedly influenced by candy lobbyists pushing to get trick-or-treaters an extra hour of daylight.

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Today's fact. “Horizontal refreshment” was a 19th century slang term for sex.
 
Today's fact. Louis Braille was 12 years old when he began transforming a method of silent communication used by the French military into a language that allows blind people to read.
 
Today's fact. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
 
Today's fact. In late May or early June of each year, the synchronous fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains flash in sync. The light show is made up of males blinking for the females on the forest floor below.
 
Today's fact. Mars’s dust storms, the planet’s defining weather feature, are the largest in the solar system and can last for months.
 
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