1. One of the Civil War facts said that about one-third of the soldiers who fought for the Union Army were immigrants and nearly one out of ten was African-American.

Battle of Gettysburg

2. One of the Civil War facts said that Black Union soldiers refused their salaries for about 18 months to protest being paid lower wages than white soldiers. In September, they finally received equal pay which was retroactive to their enlistment date.

3. One of the Civil War facts said that Harriet Tubman led a raid to free slaves during the Civil War. Tubman liberated 10 times the number of slaves she had freed in 10 years on the Underground Railroad.

4. One of the Civil War facts said that Lincoln was shot at and almost killed, nearly two years before he was assassinated at the evening in August 1863 when he rode alone by horse to Soldiers’ Home, his family’s summer residence.

Checkpoint 4 in Beirut 1982

5. One of the Civil War facts said that before Willam Tecumseh Sherman became a great Union general, he was demoted for apparent insanity.

6. One of the Civil War facts said that General Ulysses S. Grant wasn’t the bloodiest general of the war, Robert E. Lee was. If the casualties are counted proportionally, Lee’s army suffered the most throughout the war. This is because Lee relished the attack, a trait that won him key battles.

T55S Tank

7. One of the Civil War facts said that both before and during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln pushed to send freed slaves abroad. He wanted to send freed blacks to Central America, even calling for a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress to pay for colonization.

8. One of the Civil War facts said that Robert E. Lee’s Virginia estate was confiscated by the Union and turned into a cemetery during the war.

9. One of the Civil War facts said that Privates weren’t cannon fodder during the Civil War, generals were.

Soldiers

10. The last fact of the Civil War facts said that the Cold War provided a global network of material and ideological support which perpetuated civil wars, which were mainly fought in weak ex-colonial states, rather than the relatively strong state that were aligned with the Warsaw Pact and North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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1. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that he was born in Thetford, January 29th, 1737 in the English county of Norfolk. He was born into comparative poverty and was effectively an only child.

Thomas Paine

2. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that he has been called a “corset-maker” by trade, a journalist by profession and a propagandist by inclination. There are many “nicknames” for him from people.

3. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that when he left school at the age of 12, he was appreciated to his father in the corset-making trade but lacked both the skill and motivation to succeed and fairly moved into administration work.

Thomas Paine's House

4. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that he has a claim to the title “The Father of the American Revolution because of “Common Sense”, the pro-independence monograph pamphlet which he anonymously published in January 1776.

5. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that the pamphlet Paine published has been one of the best-selling American books. It quickly spread among the literate and in three months, about 100,000 copies were sold throughout the American-British colonies.

Thomas Paine's Pamphlet

6. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that in late 1776, Paine published “The American Crisis” pamphlet series, to inspire the Americans in their battles against the British Army.

7. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that he believed in the existence of a supreme being, but had little time for the orthodoxies of any church, “My own mind is my own church”.

8. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that he often quarreled with George Washington over a slavery issue. Paine himself had long been a supporter of abolition and could not reconcile his views with the Washingtons.

Thomas Paine's Tomb

9. One of the facts about Thomas Paine said that he supported The French Revolution and left America for France. Despite not being able to speak French, he was at first hailed as a hero there.

10. The last facts about Thomas Paine said that only six people attended his funeral, two of whom were former slaves and the others are men who proposed universal free education. Actually, it is sad to think such an influential man left the world almost unnoticed.

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1. One of the Missouri facts said that Missouri is the 21st most extensive and the 18th most populous of the 50 United State and comprises 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.

Map of Missouri

2. One of the Missouri facts said that the name “Missouri” came from Siouan-language tribe. They were called the ouemessourita, meaning “those who have dugout canoes”, by the Miami-Illinois language speakers.

3. One of the Missouri facts said that it has two major airport hubs: Lambert-St.Louis International Airport and Kansas City International Airport.

Kansas City International Airport

4. One of the Missouri facts said that two of the nation’s three busiest rail centers are located in Missouri. Kansas City is a major railroad hub for BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, Kansas City Southern Railway and Union Pacific Railroad.

5. One of the Missouri facts said that Missouri has suffered the most from the devastating flood in 1993, when flood crests set record heights along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

Flood in Missouri in 1993

6. One of the Missouri facts said that Missouri is the first in the nation in production of lead. Lead deposits led the French to find Sainte Genevieve, the first permanent European settlement in Missouri, about 1750.

7. One of the Missouri facts said that among the early immigrants to St.Louis, there were Adolphus Busch and Eberhard Anheuser, who helped to make brewing a national industry.

8. One of the Missouri facts said that the tallest monument built in the United States, the “Gateway Arch” in St. Louis, is about 630 feet tall.

The Gateway Arch

9. One of the Missouri facts said that the ice-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition world’s fair in St. Louis.

10. One of the Missouri facts said that the first parachute jump from an airplane was made at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis in March 1st, 1912 while the first Olympics held in the United States occurred in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904. 

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1. One of the facts about Shakespeare said that after the writers of the Bible, Shakespeare is the second most quoted writer.

William Shakespeare

2.One of the facts about Shakespeare said that the word “assassination” was invented by Shakespeare.

3. One of the facts about Shakespeare said that he has not attended university, even though he was known to be the world’s immortal poet and dramatist and regarded to be one of the greatest figures of literature.

4. One of the facts about Shakespeare said that his surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and several other poems.

William Shakespeare's First Folio

5. One of the facts about Shakespeare said that his plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

6. One of the facts about Shakespeare said that he wrote his first play when he was around 25 years old and began his career by working as an actor.

William Shakespeare's Sonnets

7. One of the facts about Shakespeare said that he never published any of his plays and wanted his plays to be performed on stage, and was not interested in having them printed and read.

8. One of the facts about Shakespeare said that he borrowed extensively from all possible sources which included earlier plays, histories and poems.

William Shakespeare's Grave

9. One of the facts about Shakespeare said that he married Anne Hathway at the age of 18. They had 3 children together. His only grand daughter died childless and therefore, he does not have descendants.

10. The last facts about Shakespeare said that nobody knows his actual birthday but he is believed to have lived till he was 52.

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1. One of the Mississippi state facts said that the river of Mississippi is one of the interesting objects which people can visit in this state. It’s considered as the largest river in the United States and often called the “Old-Man River”.

Map of Mississippi State

2. One of the Mississippi state facts said that the record of the record of the first human lung transplant was performed by University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1963. The person in charge to perform the first heart transplant operation in the world was Dr. James D. Hardy. This surgery was done in 23rd January 1964.

3. One of the Mississippi state facts said that there are some records taken by this state. When people visit Lumberton, they will see the largest pecan nursery in the world. If, once in a lifetime, they want to enjoy the nice scenery of the Towboat capital, they can go to Greenville.

Mississippi River

4. One of the Mississippi state facts said that Burnita Shelton Mathews came from Hazelhurst. She is the first woman who can be a federal judge in the United States and served for Washington D.C.

5. One of the Mississippi state facts said that the ball of Babe Ruth in the last home-run of 1929 World Series was pitched by Guy Bush, the most prominent players in Chicago clubs.

6. One of the Mississippi state facts said that Natchez was dominated by French in 1716. Such settlement is considered as the oldest one in the country. This city has 500 buildings included on the National Register of Historic Places.

Burnita Shelton Matthews

7. One of the Mississippi state facts said that Leontyne Price of Laurel, one of the high-flying figures coming from this state, is famous and a great performer whom everyone dreams for. She performed with New York Metropolitan Opera.

8. One of the Mississippi state facts said that Elvis Presley came from Tupelo, Mississippi. He was born in January 8th, 1935.

9. One of the Mississippi state facts said that Mrs. Mamie Thomas was considered as the first woman who worked as rural mail carrier in the United States. She delivered mails in 1915 for southeast of Vicksburg area.

Elvis Presley

10. One of the Mississippi state facts said that Liberty is one of the interesting places in Mississippi. The first bottle of Antiseptic by Dr. Tichener’s was manufactured in Liberty. The first Borden’s Condensed Milk was initially canned in this place too.

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1. One of the facts about volcanoes said that it opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. When pressure builds up, eruptions occur.

Volcano

2. One of the facts about volcanoes said that in an eruption, gases and rock shoot up through the opening and spill over of fill the air with lava fragments. Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods.

3. One of the facts about volcanoes said that the danger area around a volcano covers about a 20-mile radius.

4. One of the facts about volcanoes said that fresh volcanic ash, made of pulverized rock, can be harsh, acidic, gritty, glassy and smelly. The ash can cause damage to the lungs of older people, babies and people with respiratory problems.

Volcano Eruption

5. One of the facts about volcanoes said that volcano eruptions have been knock down the entire forests.

6. One of the facts about volcanoes said that an erupting volcano can trigger tsunami, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and rockfalls.

7. One of the facts about volcanoes said that more than 80% of the earth’s surface is volcanic in origin. The sea floor and some mountains were formed by countless volcanic eruptions. Gaseous emissions from volcano formed the earth’s atmosphere.

Lava

8. One of the facts about volcanoes said that active volcanoes in the United States are found mainly in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington, but the greatest chance of eruptions near areas where many people live is in Hawaii and Alaska.

9. One of the facts about volcanoes said that there are more than 500 active volcanoes in the world. More than half of these volcanoes are part of the “Ring of Fire”, a region which encircles the Pacific Ocean.

Ashes

10. The last facts about volcanoes said that even though the volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland was relatively small, the ash cloud that was produced disrupted European air travel for six days in April 2010. The eruption created the highest level of air travel disruption World War II.

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1. One of the Minnesota facts said that the name “Minnesota” comes from a Dakota word for “sky-tinted water”. Waters, together with forests, parks and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourist a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities. Therefore, it’s also known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”.

Map of Minnesota

2. One of the Minnesota facts said that Minnesota is known for its relatively mixed social and political orientations. It also has a high-rate of civic participation and voter turnout.

3. One of the Minnesota facts said that Minnesota has four ecological provinces: Prairie Parkland, the Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Big Woods), Tallgrass Aspen Parkland and Laurentian Mixed Forest.

Prairie Parkland

4. One of the Minnesota facts said that today, Minnesota has 72 state parks and recreation areas, 58 state forests, covering about four million acres and numerous state wildlife preservers, all managed by the  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

5. One of the Minnesota facts said that before European settlement, Minnesota was populated by the Anishinaabe, the Dakota and other Native Americans. The first Europeans were French fur traders that arrived in the 17th century.

6. One of the Minnesota facts said that Saint Paul, located in east-central Minnesota along the banks of the Mississippi River, has been Minnesota’s capital city since 1849, first as capital of the Territory of Minnesota and then as state capital since 1858.

St, Paul

7. One of the Minnesota facts said that Minnesota’s earliest industries were fur trading and agriculture; the city of Minneapolis grew around the flour mills which was powered by St. Anthony Falls.

8. One of the Minnesota facts said that Minnesota’s leading fine art museums include the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Walker Art Center, the Frederick R. Weisman and The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA). All of these museums are located in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

9. One of the Minnesota facts said that the rigors and rewards of pioneer life on the prairie were the subject of “Giants in the Earth” by Ole Rolvaag and of the “Little House” series of children’s books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

10. The last of Minnesota facts said that Minnesotan musicians of many genres include rock-star Prince, harmony singers, The Andrews Sisters, rockabilly star Eddie Cochran, folk musician Bob Dylan and pop songwriters Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

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1. One of the Massachusetts facts said that there is a famous person coming from Holyoke, Massachusetts, named William G. Morgan. He is notorious with its Mintonette game made in 1895. The name of this game is now more familiar as volleyball.

Map of Massachusetts

2. One of the Massachusetts facts said that Peabody Essex Museum is one of the important places in this state. It’s a home for the 552 original documents depicted the Salem witch trials which occurred in 1692.

3. One of the Massachusetts facts said that Norfolk County is the place where some U.S presidents (John F. Kennedy, John Quincy Adams, George Bush and John Adams) were born.

Peabody Essex Museum

4. One of the Massachusetts facts said that the Boston Common, located in the city of Boston, is the first public park in the United States made in 1634. The first subway system was also constructed in this city in 1897.

5. One of the Massachusetts facts said that people who love to learn much about basketball can come to Massachusetts to make a visit on the basketball hall of fame. It is situated on Springfield.

Boston Common Park

6. One of the Massachusetts facts said that first mayor in Massachusetts who owned a car is James Michael Curley. This car is adorned with a plate number of 576. In this present day, the official car of the mayor in Boston still uses the same plate number.

7. One of the Massachusetts facts said that The Children’s Museum has many interesting collections for children. One of them is a giant milk-bottle.

8. One of the Massachusetts facts said that Revere Beach is the first public beach in the United States. There are some interesting events held on this beach. Some of them are Wonderland dog-racing and Suffolk Downs horse-racing tracks.

Charles Goodyear

9. One of the Massachusetts facts said that there are many inventions coming from this state.  The famous Charles Goodyear vulcanized rubber in this state for the first time in 1839 and Elias Howe of Boston created the first sewing machine in 1845.

10. The last Massachusetts facts said that the Pilgrim National Wax Museum is the place where the story through the wax figure is told. It’s located in Plymouth.

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1. One of the facts about veteran day said that George Patton is one of the notorious World War I military officers for the United States. The day of Veteran was set after Patton passed away. He was also the man who shared his birthday with veteran day, in November 11th.

George Patton

2. One of the facts about veteran day said that the veteran numbers in the United States remain high. In 2010, the veterans living in California are 2 million people. They are about 1.6 million in Florida while in Texas, there are about 1.7 million veterans.

3. One of the facts about veteran day said that the income of the veteran in the United States is varied. They receive about $35,367 annual median income from the government. Most of the populations in the United States only receive about $25,605 in average. Their income has been adjusted based on the rate 2010 inflation.

4. One of the facts about veteran day said that it is very vital since people will always want to memorize and respect their hero. The idea of the veteran day actually is set by the people with public meeting and parades.

Veteran Day

5. One of the facts about veteran day said that the education of veterans with the age of 25 and older (with bachelor degree) are up to 26%. However, the employment rate of these people are above the average. Based on 2010 data, about 9.6 million veterans end up in labor force.

6. One of the facts about veteran day said that it is President Dwight D. Eisenhower who changed the name of Armistive Day into Veteran Day. He did it when he signed legislation in November 8th, 1954. This day is used by the government to memorize and tribute the veterans involved in the American wars.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

7. One of the facts about veteran day said that this day is not only commemorated in the United Staes, but also in France and Great Britain. In 1954, America personalized the day to honor all of the American veterans by changing its name.

8. One of the facts about veteran day said that it became one of the national days in May 13th, 1938 in the United States. It’s such as great step since they can honor the people who had sacrificed their life for the beloved country.

Celebration

9. One of the facts about veteran day said that the person who becomes the veteran varied in number. The black veterans in 2010 are about 2.4 million. The Asian are about 265,000. The Hispanic are about 1.2 million while the American Indian veterans are about 156,000 people.

10. Last facts about veteran day said that based on 2010, the veterans of Vietnam War are 7.6 million. About 35% of the living veterans are involved in the war ranging from 1964 up to 1975.

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1. The first facts about iron said that it is an element which has been known in its pure form for at least 5,000 years. The name “iron” comes from the “iron” in Anglo-Saxon and “iarn” in Scandinavian for metals.

Pure Iron

2. The second facts about iron said that the element symbol for this metal is Fe, which comes from the Latin word for iron, “iron”.

3. The third facts about iron said that iron consists of approximately 5.6% of the earth’s crust and almost the earth’s entire core.

4. The fourth facts about iron said that greatest use of iron is to make steel, alloy steel and a small amount of carbon. According to archeological of Anatolia, humans have been producing steel for at least 4,000 years.

Iron Meteorits

5. The fifth facts about iron said that iron is a transition metal.

6. The sixth facts about iron said that it is not always a magnet. The allotropres (or shape) or a ferromagnetic metal is a magnet. However, it iron is transformed into the allotropes b, the magnetism disappears although the crystal lattice unchanged.

7. The seventh facts about iron said that animals and plants need iron. Plants use the iron in chlorophyll, a pigment used in photosynthesis. Humans use iron in hemoglobin molecules in the blood to allow the transport of oxygen to tissues throughout the body.

Iron Bullet

8. The eighth facts about iron said that although iron is an essential mineral, too much of it is extremely toxic. Free iron in the blood reacts with peroxide to form free radicals which damage DNA, proteins, lipids and other cellular components, causing illness and sometimes death.

9. The ninth facts about iron said that iron compounds are mostly formed by oxidation of +2 and +3.

10. The last facts about iron said that it is formed by fusion in stars which have enough mass. Sun and other stars contain large amounts of iron.

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