Here's your (not so) totally useless fact(s) of the day:

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Stomach rumblings are caused by air moving through your digestive tract and doesn’t always mean you are hungry.

James

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It snowed in the Sahara Desert for 30 minutes on February 18, 1979.

James

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Employees at Molson Coors get three free cases of beer each month, in addition to having access to beer and cider on location after a work day.

James

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Vernor’s Ginger Ale is the oldest soda still being sold. It was created by Detroit pharmacist James Vernor in 1866.

James

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Carrots can turn you orange. If you eat three large carrots a day for several weeks, the increased beta-carotene in your blood could turn your skin orange.

James

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7% of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. That works out to 16.4 million people.

James

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The first roller coaster was used to transport coal down a hill. After people found that it could reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour, tourists asked to ride on it for a few cents.

James

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At its peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s, America Online (AOL) distributed free trial CDs so aggressively that half of all compact discs produced globally carried their logo.

James

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The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965.

James

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The front paws of a cat are different from the back paws. They have five toes on the front but only four on the back.

James

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President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested while in office. He was charged, booked, and released for speeding on a horse and had to pay a fine.

James

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The entire world population could fit in Texas, allotting 890 square feet per person. The area of Texas is about 262,000 square miles.

James

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Venus flytraps can only be found in North and South Carolina, and they don’t grow anywhere else in the world. They’re natively found in a 100-mile radius around Wilmington.

James

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You have to be odd to be number one. - Dr. Seuss

James

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Abraham Lincoln’s direct family line ended on December 24, 1985, when his last undisputed descendant, great-grandson Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died without any acknowledged children.

James

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Sunflowers can help clean radioactive soil. Japan is using this to rehabilitate Fukashima. Almost 10,000 packets of sunflower seeds have been sold to the people of the city.

James

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Medical errors are frequently cited in studies as the third leading cause of death in the U.S.

James

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Lake Superior contains 10% of the world’s freshwater. It is the size of South Carolina and contains 2,900 cubic miles of water.

James

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Gatorade was invented to help the Florida Gators Football Team stay hydrated.

James

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When Nike first started, it was called Blue Ribbon Sports. The name was changed in 1971.

James

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Pure cocoa can help prevent tooth decay. Naturally occurring chemicals in cocoa beans fight harmful bacteria in the mouth.

James