Fact of the Day

[Bob]

The curve of the counter in a bar is designed so other customers can easily "check out" other customers. Bars also purposely place mirrors to help create a larger sense of place and to allow a person to scope out other people behind them. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
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[Bob]

The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders reports that only 30-40% of anorexics ever fully recover. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

Historians speculate that as the Chinese population grew, people had to conserve cooking fuel by chopping food into small pieces so that it could cook faster. These bite-sized foods eliminated the need for knives and, hence, chopsticks were invented. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

The Epic of Gilgamesh, the world's first written story, narrates the adventures of a legendary king who fought to preserve an ancient Iraqi city. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

Tsunamis can poison fresh-water surface and groundwater systems as well as soil by leaving large amounts of salt behind. Consequently, thousands of people can die of starvation and disease long after the tsunami is gone. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[poppy]

S&P says the Republican shutdown has taken $24 billion out of the economy and cut 0.6% off of yearly fourth quarter GDP growth.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sp-cuts-us-growth-view-2013-10#ixzz2hvgbAtyp

 

[Bob]

the afghanistan war still costs us 10.45 million/hour. Tea partiers are ok with that, but talk about folks getting to afford the doctor sends them running for their flintlocks.

 

[Bob]

Of all Americans with unhealthy levels of cholesterol, 1 in 7 have what is considered "high" cholesterol, or levels that put them at nearly twice the risk of developing heart disease. "High" cholesterol is defined as 240 mg. per deciliter (mg/dL) and above. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

Individuals with diabetes are more likely to die from a heart attack than those who don't have diabetes. - Provided by RandomHistory.com

 

[Bob]

The largest Hollywood film set ever built was the 1312' x 754' Roman Forum for the Hollywood epic The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). - Provided by RandomHistory.com