Fact of the Day

[BeachArkie]

The probability of a woman giving birth to a baby girl instead of a baby boy increases significantly the nearer the mother lives to the equator. While the cause of this gender selection is unknown, scientists believe the constant sunlight hours and abundant food supply in tropical regions may favor female births. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

Very interesting!

 

[Bob]

There were 21.2 million military veterans in the United States in 2012. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

During the past 400 years, nearly a quarter of a million people have been killed as a direct result of volcanic eruptions. Indirect aftereffects such as famine, climate change, and disease most likely have tripled that number. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is currently investigating whether colleges are discriminating in favor of boys in order to achieve gender balance. Colleges have found that when a college has 60% girls, high school boys stop applying there. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

It is common to hear that the mortar used to bind the stones was made from human bones or that men are buried within the Great Wall of China to make it stronger. However, the mortar was actually made from rice flour - and no bones, human or otherwise, have ever been found in any of the Great Wall's walls. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
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[Leader of the Banned]

It is common to hear that the mortar used to bind the stones was made from human bones or that men are buried within the Great Wall of China to make it stronger. However, the mortar was actually made from rice flour - and no bones, human or otherwise, have ever been found in any of the Great Wall's walls. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
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Is that where they get the expression "no bones about it"?

 

[BeachArkie]

I didn't hear that they were buried in the wall to make it stronger, but because that was a convenient location to dispose of the many bodies of the conscripted workers who died.

 

[Bob]

The longest rivers in China are the 3,494-mile Yangtze (Changjian) River and the 2,903-mile-long Yellow (Huanghe) River. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

The sun rotates on its axis once every 25.38 Earth days or 609.12 hours. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

Hawaii's nickname is the "Aloha State." The word aloha is derived from the Proto-Polynesian, alofa, and its meanings include "love," "compassion," and "mercy." Aloha is used both as "hello" and "goodbye." - Provided by RandomHistory.com