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Today's fact. According to NASA, it possibly rains glass on the planet known as HD 189733b.
 
Today's fact. According to a 2015 study, sarcasm can promote creative thinking.
 
Today's fact. Johnny Carson’s first three wives were named, in order, Joan, Joanne, and Joanna. (His first wife went by “Jody.”)
 
Today's fact. According to 19th-century Welsh tradition, any infant whose nails are cut before the age of six months will become a thief.
 
Today's fact. Abraham Lincoln had the opportunity to populate the United States with elephants. He turned the offer down.
 
Today's fact. A group of clowns is sometimes called a giggle.
 
Today's fact. In Japan, instead of a "Man in the Moon," people see a "Rabbit in the Moon."
 
Today's fact. Mike Tyson would KO sparring partners quickly so he could get home in time to watch Tom & Jerry. I can't say I blame him. I mean it's Tom & Jerry that we're talking about here.
 
Today's fact. According to a 2015 study, having 10 more trees on your block can make you feel as healthy as someone who's seven years younger.
 
Today's fact. In 1777, Frederick the Great issued an official statement urging his subjects to drink beer in the morning instead of coffee.
 
Today's fact. According to a Japanese study, looking at cute animal pictures can boost your focus.
 
Today's fact. Bones found at Seymour Island indicate that, 37 to 40 million years ago, penguins stood at a formidable 6 feet tall and weighed 250 pounds.
 
Today's fact. The Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke, India, is home to 20,000 rats who are believed to be descended from an incarnation of the Hindu goddess Durga.
 
Today's fact. In 1964 a pre-fame David Bowie was interviewed on the BBC program Tonight at age 17 as the founder of The Society For The Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men.
 
Today's fact. The BBC played David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” during its moon landing coverage in 1969.
 
Today's fact. Mexico’s full name translates to The United States of Mexico.
 
Today's fact. Ada Lovelace, the daughter of poet Lord Byron, wrote the first algorithm created specifically for a machine.
 
Today's fact. Blue whales have an average penis length of 98 inches.
 
Today's fact. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, publicly is the most commonly misspelled word in the English language.
 
Today's fact. King Charles III technically owns all the dolphins in UK waters.
 
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