Monkys Daily Facts

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Day 217 of Monkys Daily Facts.
After an online vote in 2011, Toyota announced that the official plural of Prius is Prii.

 

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Day 218 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Walt Disney World is a surprisingly popular place for people to scatter their loved one's ashes. Disney, understandably, takes a strong stand against the practice, saying that anyone who brings human remains onto the property will be kicked out.

 

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Day 219 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Roald Dahl passed away on November 23, 1990 at the age of 74. Per his request, he was buried with all of his favorite things: snooker cues, a bottle of Burgundy, chocolate, HB pencils, and a power saw.

 

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Day 220 of Monkys Daily Facts.
In 2007, the end of Daylight Saving Time jumped from the last Sunday in October to the first Sunday in November. The decision was reportedly influenced by candy lobbyists pushing to get trick-or-treaters an extra hour of daylight.

 

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Day 221 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Dolphin calves are typically born tail first, rather than head first, so they don’t drown during the birthing process.

 

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Day 222 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Before LeVar Burton signed on, Scott Baio was considered for the hosting role on Reading Rainbow.

 

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Day 223 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

 

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Day 224 of Monkys Daily Facts.
If you adjust for inflation, Gone With the Wind is the highest-grossing movie of all time, earning approximately $1.8 billion.

 

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Day 225 of Monkys Daily Facts.
A black cat crossing your path (from right to left) is considered good luck in Germany.

 

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Day 226 of Monkys Daily Facts.
In Italy, it’s considered bad luck to lay bread upside down—either on a table or in a basket.

 

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Day 227 of Monkys Daily Facts.

The towns of Baarle straddle the Dutch-Belgian border. In some places, the official border line cuts through houses and cafes.

 

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Day 228 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Londoners in the 1600s were advised to keep "fart jars"—consisting of trapped fart odors—on hand to combat bubonic plague. The idea was that the potent smell would somehow purify the air.

 

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Day 229 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Turkeys (the birds) were named after Turkey (the country.)

 

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Day 230 of Monkys Daily Facts.
After passing a kidney stone, in 2006 William Shatner sold it for $25,000 to an online casino. The casino wanted the ensuing publicity; Shatner donated the money to Habitat for Humanity.

 

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Day 231 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Female bats give birth while hanging upside down, catching the baby in their wings as it drops.

 

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Day 232 of Monkys Daily Facts.
A double rainbow occurs when sunlight is reflected twice inside a raindrop. If you look closely, you can see that the colors of the secondary rainbow appear in reverse order.

 

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Day 233 of Monkys Daily Facts.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.

 

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Day 234 of Monkys Daily Facts.
A group of pugs is called a grumble.

 

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Day 235 of Monkys Daily Facts.
In colonial America, lobster wasn't as popular as it is now. In fact, it was so cheap and plentiful that it was often served to prisoners.

 

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Day 236 of Monkys Daily Facts.
All newspapers in the British Library were ironed by hand to ensure a clear image before they were microfilmed.