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Daily Trivia

How many facets does a diamond have?

on Sep 22, 2024

A quality, fully-faceted round brilliant diamond has at least 58 facets. These are important for the maximum sparkle and brilliance of the stone.

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What crime was President Pierce alleged to have committed?

Daily Trivia / September 21, 2024

President Franklin Pierce was arrested while in office for running over an old woman with his horse, but his case was dropped due to insufficient evidence in 1853.

How many Rembrandts are there?

Daily Trivia / September 21, 2024

Artist Rembrandt van Rijn painted about 700 pictures.

How strong are the roofs in D.C?

Daily Trivia / September 20, 2024

Most roofs in the Washington, D.C. area are designed to withstand at least 15 to 20 pounds of snow per square foot.

Where was Napoleon born?

Daily Trivia / September 20, 2024

Napoleon, the famous French general, was not born in France. He was born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica of Italian parents.

Does Utah get more snow than Alaska?

Daily Trivia / September 20, 2024

Salt Lake City, Utah, gets an average of 17 inches more snow annually than Fairbanks, Alaska. Santa Fe, New Mexico, gets an average of 9 inches more snow each year than New Haven, Connecticut.

Pigs are exceedingly loud creatures. A University of Illinois study measured average pig squeals that ranged from 100 to 115 decibels. The supersonic Concorde jet, by comparison, was originally banned from New York when ...Read More