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# [[Media:Fact core fact39.wav|The Mexican-American War ended in 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact39.wav|The Mexican-American War ended in 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.]] | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact40.wav|In 1879, Sandford Fleming first proposed the adoption of worldwide standardized time zones at the Royal Canadian Institute.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact40.wav|In 1879, Sandford Fleming first proposed the adoption of worldwide standardized time zones at the Royal Canadian Institute.]] | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact42.wav|At the end of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, Konstantin kills himself.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact42.wav|At the end of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, Konstantin kills himself.]] | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact28.wav|Hot water freezes quicker than cold water.]]<ref>{{W|Mpemba effect}}</ref> | # [[Media:Fact core fact28.wav|Hot water freezes quicker than cold water.]]<ref>{{W|Mpemba effect}}</ref> | ||
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# [[Media:Fact core fact44.wav|In Victorian England, a commoner was not allowed to look directly at the Queen, due to a belief at the time that the poor had the ability to steal thoughts. Science now believes that less than 4% of poor people are able to do this.]] ''The first part is completely true. The second part is only true on the technicality that 0% is less than 4%'' | # [[Media:Fact core fact44.wav|In Victorian England, a commoner was not allowed to look directly at the Queen, due to a belief at the time that the poor had the ability to steal thoughts. Science now believes that less than 4% of poor people are able to do this.]] ''The first part is completely true. The second part is only true on the technicality that 0% is less than 4%'' | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact30.wav|The average adult body contains half a pound of salt.]] ''According to sciencefocus.com, the average human body contains slightly less than half a pound of salt. | # [[Media:Fact core fact30.wav|The average adult body contains half a pound of salt.]] ''According to sciencefocus.com, the average human body contains slightly less than half a pound of salt. | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact41.wav|Marie Curie invented the theory of radioactivity, the treatment of radioactivity, and dying of radioactivity.]] ''Marie Curie technically only discovered dying of radioactivity.'' | |||
== Partially True Facts == | == Partially True Facts == | ||