The Daily Facts Thread

There is a popular folk myth that if one holds a seashell—specifically, most often, a conch shell—to one's ear, one can hear the sound of the ocean. The rushing sound that one hears is in fact the noise of the surrounding environment, resonating within the cavity of the shell.
 
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Unlike humans, cats are usually lefties. Studies indicate that their left paw is typically their dominant paw.
 
Baby sea otters can't swim. Their moms will wrap them in pieces of kelp while they hunt until the pups learn how to paddle around on their own. A raft of otters will also hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart!
 
Elephants can hear one another's trumpeting calls up to 5 miles (8 km) away.
 
Buford only has one resident: 60 year-old Don Sammons has been all alone in the southern Wyoming town on Interstate 80 since his son moved out over three years ago, according to Denver's 9 News. Founded in 1866, Buford at one time hosted a population of 2,000 — mostly railroad workers.
 
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There is a popular folk myth that if one holds a seashell?specifically, most often, a conch shell?to one's ear, one can hear the sound of the ocean. The rushing sound that one hears is in fact the noise of the surrounding environment, resonating within the cavity of the shell.
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Isn't it blood flow in ones body?

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It's the first day of autumn today! a peice of literature to go with today would be sonnet 73 by Shakespeare (sorry I'm a nerd)
 
The Freedom Tower (New World Trade Center in NYC) is 1,776 feet tall, and it was to be build at that height to represent the year that The United States gained it's freedom.
 
According to a tradition believed to have been derived from the Romans, the wedding ring is worn on the left hand ring finger because there was thought to be a vein in the finger, referred to as the 'Vena Amoris' or the 'Vein of Love' said to be directly connected to the heart.
 
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Ants cannot die by falling, they have insanely strong exoskeletons and aren't heavy enough to reach a fast enough terminal velocity

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A “Harvest Moon” is the full moon closest to the autumn equinox. Before artificial lighting, such moonlight was essential to a farmer’s successful harvest.
 
Mount Everest is pronounced as Eve-rest, not Ever-est , as it is named after George Everest.
 
Italian soldiers often get shots of wine in their meals in the field.
 
　
Sunsets on Mars are blue​
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In Kentucky, it's illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket.
 
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