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Nov 19 | In 2005, over 100 bakers in Portugal got together to bake the world's longest loaf of bread, which ended up being 3,975 ft (1,211.6 m) long | |
Nov 18 | The French government passed a law in 1993 dictating how baguettes are made, forbidding pre-prepared dough | |
Nov 15 | The Hubble Space Telescope is 13.2 m (43.3 ft) long and weighs 11 tons | |
Nov 14 | Axolotls are carnivorous, their diets consist of crustaceans, worms, fish, insects, and sometimes other axolotls and salamanders | |
Nov 11 | Darwin’s bark spider makes the longest strands of webs in the world. stretching to over 82 feet (25 meters) long | |
Nov 7 | Many Germanic languages name Thursday after Thor, like “Torsdag” (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) “Donnerstag” (Germany) “Donderlag" (Netherlands) | |
Nov 5 | The entire world population could fit in Texas, allotting 330 square feet per person. The area of Texas is about 262,000 square miles | |
Nov 4 | Peony flowers are named after the greek god physician Pæon and are associated with healing | |
Nov 1 | The five known dwarf planets in our solar system are Pluto, Ceres, Haumer, Makemake, and Eris | |
Oct 31 | The Harvest Moon is the full moon that takes place closest to the Autumnal Equinox, which is usually in September, but occasionally October | |
Oct 29 | Billions of years ago, days on Earth were less than 10 hours. The Moon’s gravitational pull slowed its spin over time, making days longer | |
Oct 28 | Billions of years ago, days on Earth were less than 10 hours. The Moon’s gravitational pull slowed its spin over time, making days longer | |
Oct 22 | There is water on the moon, but most of it is frozen at the poles | |
Oct 21 | The moon's gravitational pull slows the Earth's rotation and extends our days by 2.3 milliseconds every century | |
Oct 18 | The Moon has moonquakes, which don’t occur as frequently as earthquakes and aren't as powerful, but may last up to an hour | |