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# [[Media:Fact core fact10.wav|Humans can survive underwater. But not for very long.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact10.wav|Humans can survive underwater. But not for very long.]] | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact31.wav|A nanosecond lasts one billionth of a second.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact31.wav|A nanosecond lasts one billionth of a second.]] | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact29.wav|Honey does not spoil.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact29.wav|Honey does not spoil.]] Instead, it will crystalize. | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact06.wav|The atomic weight of Germanium is seven two point six four.]]<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=atomic+weight+of+germanium - Google Entry</ref> | # [[Media:Fact core fact06.wav|The atomic weight of Germanium is seven two point six four.]]<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=atomic+weight+of+germanium - Google Entry</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact08.wav|An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact08.wav|An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.]] It's brain size is 59.26 mm, while it's eye is 50,8 mm.<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=eye+size+of+ostrich - Google Entry</ref><ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=brain+size+of+ostrich - Google Entry</ref><ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=2+inch+to+millimetre - Converter</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact14.wav|Rats cannot throw up.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact14.wav|Rats cannot throw up.]] | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact15.wav|Iguanas can stay underwater for twenty-eight point seven minutes.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact15.wav|Iguanas can stay underwater for twenty-eight point seven minutes.]] It's rounded into thirty minutes.<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=how+long+iguanas+can+stay+underwater - Google Entry</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact24.wav|The moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days.]]<ref>[[W:Moon|Moon]] on ''Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 10-16-2020.</ref> | # [[Media:Fact core fact24.wav|The moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days.]]<ref>[[W:Moon|Moon]] on ''Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 10-16-2020.</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact27.wav|A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds.]]<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=how+much+weight+is+a+gallon+of+water - Google Entry</ref> | # [[Media:Fact core fact27.wav|A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds.]]<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=how+much+weight+is+a+gallon+of+water - Google Entry</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact32.wav|According to Norse legend, thunder god Thor's chariot was pulled across the sky by two goats.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact32.wav|According to Norse legend, thunder god Thor's chariot was pulled across the sky by two goats.]]<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=who+pulled+thor%27s+chariot - Google Entry</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact34.wav|Tungsten has the highest melting point of any metal, at 3,410 degrees Celsius.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact34.wav|Tungsten has the highest melting point of any metal, at 3,410 degrees Celsius.]] It is rounded into 3,410.<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=melting+point+of+tungsten - Google Entry</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact35.wav|Gently cleaning the tongue twice a day is the most effective way to fight bad breath.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact35.wav|Gently cleaning the tongue twice a day is the most effective way to fight bad breath.]] | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact37.wav|The Tariff Act of 1789, established to protect domestic manufacture, was the second statute ever enacted by the United States government.]]<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tariff_of_1789&oldid=982409090 Tariff of 1789 (permanent link)] on ''Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 23:29, 7 October 2020</ref> | # [[Media:Fact core fact37.wav|The Tariff Act of 1789, established to protect domestic manufacture, was the second statute ever enacted by the United States government.]]<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tariff_of_1789&oldid=982409090 Tariff of 1789 (permanent link)] on ''Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 23:29, 7 October 2020</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact38.wav|The value of Pi is the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter in Euclidean space.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact38.wav|The value of Pi is the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter in Euclidean space.]] As long we live in three dimensional space and imagining Pi in two dimensional space, this fact is true.<ref>{{W|Pi}} - Wikipedia entry</ref> | ||
# [[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.]] | ||
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# [[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> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core fact13.wav|Polymerase I polypeptide A is a human gene.]] | # [[Media:Fact core fact13.wav|Polymerase I polypeptide A is a human gene.]] Shortened as POLR1C.<ref>{{W|POLR1C}}</ref> | ||
# [[Media:Fact core attachedfact01.wav|The situation you are in is very dangerous.]] | # [[Media:Fact core attachedfact01.wav|The situation you are in is very dangerous.]] {{Spoiler|Wheatley is throwing bombs at you.}} | ||
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