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

[phkrause]

The search to recover debris from the Challenger disaster in 1986 also resulted in the discovery of 13 shipwrecks, two lost airplanes, and 25 kilos of cocaine.

Today is:
National Ugly Truck Contest Day
Moon Day

James

[phkrause]

Physicists from Cornell University have proposed that there is a second, twin Universe, mirroring our own, that is running backwards in time.

Today is:
Casual Pi Day
World Brain Day

James

ps:Really?? Seriously??

[phkrause]

There are "firehawks" in Australia. Birds that have learned to intentionally set forest fires as an unfortunately destructive hunting technique.

Today is:
International Yada Yada Yada Day
National Gorgeous Grandma Day

James

[phkrause]

Count the number of cricket chirps in a 15-second period, add 37 to the total, and your result will be very close to the actual outdoor Fahrenheit temperature.

Today is:
National Lasagna Day
National Lipstick Day

James

[phkrause]

In eighteenth-century English gambling dens, there was an employee whose only job was to swallow the dice if there was a police raid.

Today is:
International Day of Friendship
National Cheesecake Day

James

[phkrause]

In 1986 Congress & President Ronald Reagan signed Public Law 99-359, which changed Daylight Saving Time from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in April. It was estimated to save the nation about 300,000 barrels of oil each year by adding most of the month April to D.S.T.

Today is:
Spider-Man Day
World Lung Cancer Day

James

[phkrause]

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

Today is:
National Coloring Book Day
International Beer Day

James

[phkrause]

The world's record for keeping a Lifesaver in the mouth with the hole intact is 7 hrs 10 min.

Today is:
Farmworker Appreciation Day
Hiroshima Day

James

[phkrause]

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. (photo)

Today is:
National Sea Serpent Day
Purple Heart Day

James

[phkrause]

The only real person to ever to appear on a pez dispenser was Betsy Ross.

Today is:
Peasants' Day
Take a Penny/Leave a Penny Day

James

[phkrause]

A signature is called a John Hancock because he signed the Declaration of Independence.

Today is:
National Book Lovers Day
National Women's Day

James

[phkrause]

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life."

Today is:
Herbert Hoover Day
National Lazy Day

James

[phkrause]

The name of all continents in the world end with the same letter that they start with.

Today is:
Middle Child Day
National Vinyl Record Day

James

[phkrause]

The first movie scene Matthew McConaughey ever filmed was in Dazed and Confused when he improvised his now-famous line, "Alright, alright, alright."

Today is:
National Filet Mignon Day
Women and Family Day

James

[phkrause]

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because engineers failed to account for the weight of all the books that it would eventually hold.

Today is:
National Spirit of ’45 Day
National Tattoo Removal Dayy

James

[phkrause]

Henry VIII knighted all four of his “Grooms of the Stool” — the people in charge of wiping his butt for him.

Today is:
Chant at the Moon Day
National Relaxation Day

James

[phkrause]

Ancient Romans used urine as a mouthwash to clean and whiten their teeth. The ammonia in urine was the cleansing agent. Some Romans also used urine mixed with goat milk for whitening.

Today is:
National Thrift Shop Day
Baby Boomers Recognition Day

James

[phkrause]

John Adams was the first president to live in the White House.

Today is:
National Photography Day
National Potato Day

James

[phkrause]

Sixty percent of the world’s lakes (three million total) are located in Canada.

Today is:
National Bacon Lovers Day
National Radio Day

James

[phkrause]

When visiting Key West, you’re actually closer to Havana than you are to Miami.

Today is:
International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
National Senior Citizens Day

James

[phkrause]

The Silence of the Lambs is the only horror film that’s won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Today is:
National Tooth Fairy Day
National Burger Day

James

[phkrause]

Doctor Who holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-running science fiction TV series. It’s been on since 1963.

Today is:
Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
National Cuban Sandwich Day

James

[phkrause]

Most department stores tend to play slower music, in order to slow down customers and keep them shopping longer. The opposite is true for restaurants.

Today is:
Kobe Bryant Day
Pluto Demoted Day

James

[phkrause]

Gatorade was named after the University of Florida Gators.

Today is:
National Dog Day
National Toilet Paper Day

James

[phkrause]

Both volleyball and basketball were invented in Massachusetts.

Today is:
National Just Because Day
International Lottery Day

James