Random Fact of the Day...Online Version 2.0

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Illeists

Fact- an Illeist is someone who refers to themselves in the third person

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Film

Fact- Half of all films made before 1950 have been lost forever due to poor preservation techniques, failure to store and protect negatives correctly, and the lack of technology to protect negatives from degrading

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

A Murder

Fact- the word for a group of crows is a "murder"

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Temper

Fact- At the Battle of Thermopoli, Persian Emperor Xerxes I was so mad that rough waves ruined a wooden bridge he had built, he order that the water receive 300 lashes of the whip

Plurals

Fact- When referring to multiple fish, all of the same species, the plural is "fish". When referring to multiple fish, of multiple species, the plural is "fishes"

Thursday, April 7, 2011

In-Flight Movies

Fact- On April 6, 1925 Imperial Airlines became the first airline to feature in-flight movies. They played "The Lost Show"

Friday, April 1, 2011

Pauley Perrette

Fact- Pauley Perrette plays forensic specialist Abby Scuito on the t.v. show "NCIS". In real life, Perrette has a degree in criminology.