Facts of the Day

Insane facts every day

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During the Napoleonic Wars, a shipwrecked monkey in Hartlepool, England was hanged under the belief that it was a French spy. #factoftheday

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It is actually possible to walk from Africa to Madagascar via a land bridge which is available between June and September each year. #factoftheday

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The soft drinks company Fanta was founded in Nazi Germany in 1940 as an alternative to Coca-Cola due to an American trade embargo. #factoftheday

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The Report on the Affairs of British North America, known as the Durham Report, was published in 1839 and recommended the implementation of effective parliamentary accountability into the government of Canada, as well as the union between Upper and Lower Canada. #factoftheday

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The company that would become Tesla was begun in Bedford, England in 1875 as a horse and carriage company called Tennyson & Colt’s. #factoftheday

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In 2016, the European Court of Human Rights made 71 judgements against Romania and 70 against Ukraine. #factoftheday

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In 2016, 100 UN peacekeepers were sent home for allegations of sexual abuse at their stations in Africa. #factoftheday

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No one in the United States of America lives more than 75 miles away from a McDonald’s. #factoftheday

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The number of people in poverty in Africa increased from 10% in 1970 to over 70% by 2014, despite billions of dollars in foreign aid to the continent. #factoftheday

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The population of Nigeria has grown by 57 million since 2005, and by 2047 it is expected to reach 387 million. It’s current population is 196 million (2020). #factoftheday

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In 2004, actor Benedict Cumberbatch was kidnapped by six armed men while filming in South Africa. #factoftheday

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For every one person in the United Kingdom, there are 14 weasels. #factoftheday

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Napoleon III is buried in Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom. #factoftheday

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The Czech Republic, historically called Bohemia, borders Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. It became independent in 1993. #factoftheday

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In 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an ‘Honorary Harlem Globetrotter’. #factoftheday

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The UK’s lowest election turnout ever was during the 2001 general election in which only 59% of the electorate turned out to vote. #factoftheday

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The Spanish city of Ceuta on the northern coast of Morocco was acquired by Spain in 1578 after the Spanish king Philip II cured the personal donkey of Moroccan sultan Ahmed Ibn Al-Malik Umar of a respiratory disease. #factoftheday

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Gustav Stresemann became German Chancellor in 1923, facing the problems of a French invasion of the Ruhr, hyperinflation and extremist activity in Bavaria and Saxony. #factoftheday

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017) was filmed in Guildford, Surrey, UK. #factoftheday