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Fun Facts: Martin Luther King Jr. got a C in public speaking
Did you know that MLK Jr. once got a C in public speaking, and that election days were set on Tuesdays to accommodate work, travel and weather? Learn more with our fun facts!
- Election days were set on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November for several reasons. Sundays were meant for worship, and Wednesdays were often market days. To accommodate for long travel, Tuesdays became the best day of the week to vote. Election days also couldn't be the first Tuesday of the month in order to prevent voting on Nov. 1, a day some Christians observed as All Saints' Day.read moreFox NewsShare
- Bumblebees, which have a large body size and relatively small wings, were previously expected to struggle flying at high altitudes. However, alpine bumblebees surprisingly proved that they can hover at extreme barometric pressures, according to two researchers from the University of California and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.read more
- While $1 million is a hefty price, some zoos are far from going bankrupt over the pandas, according to Business Insider. Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo saw a 51% increase in attendance due to their pandas in 2012. The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., also saw its food and merchandise sales double following the arrival of its two pandas in 2001.read moreFox NewsShare
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Fun Facts: Martin Luther King Jr. got a C in public speaking
Did you know that MLK Jr. once got a C in public speaking, and that election days were set on Tuesdays to accommodate work, travel and weather? Learn more with our fun facts!
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