http://facts.randomhistory.com Wed, 22 Feb 12 12:03:46 -0700en-usShuRecent Randomhistory Fact Listshttp://facts.randomhistory.com/pollution-facts.html

Approximately 1/3 of male fish in British rivers are in the process of changing sex due to pollution. Hormones in human sewage, including those produced by the female contraceptive pill, are thought to be the main cause.^q

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Researchers claim that most Irish and Britons can trace their roots to Iraq and Syria.^g

The Martyrs Monument (al-Shaheed Monument) in Baghdad was constructed in the memory of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq War. Shaped like an egg split open with an eternal flame in the middle, it houses the names, weapons, and clothing of some...]]> 2012-02-05http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-about-google.html

The Google Guys, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, first met at Stanford University in 1995 when Sergey (21) was assigned to show Larry (22) around the school. Google was first incorporated as a private company on September 4, 1998, and held its initial public offering on August 19, 2004.^y

According to its website, Googles mission is to organize the worlds information ...]]> 2012-01-15http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-about-apple-and-mac.html

Apple was founded as a partnership on April Fools Day 1976 by three people who originally worked at Atari: Steven Gary Wozniak (1950- ), Steven Paul Jobs (1955-2011), and Ronald Gerald Wayne (1934- ). Apple was incorporated on January 3, 1977, without Wayne, who sold his shares back for $800. Wayne wrote the Apple I manual, drafted the partnership agreement, and drew the first Apple logo.<...]]> 2011-12-26http://facts.randomhistory.com/human-brain-facts.html

The human brain weighs approximately 3.0 pounds. Human skin (all three layers) weighs approximately 20 pounds, intestines 7.5 pounds (large intestine: 4.0 lbs., small intestine: 3.5 lbs.), lungs 5 pounds (2.5 lbs. each), the liver 3.2 pounds, and the heart 0.6 pounds.^e

Dj vu (French for already seen) has never been fully explained, though some scientists ...]]> 2011-12-13http://facts.randomhistory.com/bat-facts.html

The Bracken Bat Cave in Texas is the largest known bat colony in the world. Over 20 million bats live in the cave, which is more bats than there are people living in Mumbai, Indiaone of the worlds largest human cities. When the bats leave the cave, the group is so large that it looks like a huge storm on radar. The bats will eat over 200 tons of bugs in one night.^{f 2011-11-28http://facts.randomhistory.com/hurricane-facts.html}

A single hurricane stirs up millions of miles of air and can dump more than 2.4 trillion gallons (9 trillion liters) of rain a day.^f

Hurricane-generated waves frequently toss tons of fish onto beaches. The eyes of many of the fish have popped out because of sudden changes in pressure.^a

Hurricanes produce enough energy in one day to run the lights...]]> 2011-11-20http://facts.randomhistory.com/cholesterol-facts.html

Cholesterol is a type of lipid (fat) that is essential for all animal lifein the right amounts. It performs three essential functions: 1) Helps make the outer coating of cells, 2) Makes up the bile acids that work to digest food in the intestine, and 3) Allows the body to make Vitamin D and hormones, such as testosterone in men and estrogen in women.^e

Because cholest...]]> 2011-11-13http://facts.randomhistory.com/mitt-romney-facts.html

In 2009, Romneys 70-year-old cousin, Meredith Romney, was kidnapped in Mexico and held for ransom in a cave for three days.^k

The Romney family can be traced back to 17th-century Great Britain to William Romney, who served as lord mayor of London.^k

Polls consistently find that Democrats are more opposed to a Mormon president than Republicans are.<...]]> 2011-11-02http://facts.randomhistory.com/texas-facts.html

The term maverick is derived from the name Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870), an early Texas lawyer and pioneer.^b

The bowie knife is named after the Alamo hero Jim Bowie (1796-1836). His brother, Rezin, designed the hefty weapon.^c

It is still a hanging offense in Texas to steal cattle or to put graffiti on someone elses cow. It is also illegal to in...]]> 2011-10-24