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Daily Facts
The first computer mouse, built in 1964 by Doug Engelbart, was a wooden prototype called the “X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System.”
Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, R136a1 holds the record as the most massive known star, with a mass estimated between 170 and 230 times that of the Sun.
Brian the Bonobo was treated with Paxil for anxiety, and he was documented sharing his pills with other apes during his recovery.
The Canadian government isn’t sure when Canada became a sovereign state. Its Supreme Court ruled that sovereignty occurred sometime between 1919 and 1931.
Dorothy’s slippers in the Wizard of Oz book are silver in the book, but were changed to red for the movie to contrast better with the yellow brick road.
The number six is the first perfect number, or a positive number whose value is reached by adding up all the numbers that can divide it evenly. In this case, 1+2+3=6.
In 1962, mass hysteria spread through 14 schools in Tanganyika, modern-day Tanzania, impacting around 1,000 people with uncontrollable laughter.
Obesophobia is the irrational fear of gaining weight. It’s often linked more to social pressure, body image, and weight stigma than to genuine health concerns.
In the Soviet Union, all cafeterias served fish dishes on Thursdays, officially to diversify the people’s diet, though it also helped address meat shortages.
China has a 3,000-mile network of underground tunnels, often referred to as the “Underground Great Wall.” These tunnels are used to store and transport ballistic missiles.
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