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| Fact | Source |
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| Hydrogen has the chemical symbol H and atomic number 1. | Read source |
| Helium has the chemical symbol He and atomic number 2. | Read source |
| Lithium has the chemical symbol Li and atomic number 3. | Read source |
| Beryllium has the chemical symbol Be and atomic number 4. | Read source |
| Boron has the chemical symbol B and atomic number 5. | Read source |
| Carbon has the chemical symbol C and atomic number 6. | Read source |
| Nitrogen has the chemical symbol N and atomic number 7. | Read source |
| Oxygen has the chemical symbol O and atomic number 8. | Read source |
| Fluorine has the chemical symbol F and atomic number 9. | Read source |
| Neon has the chemical symbol Ne and atomic number 10. | Read source |
| Sodium has the chemical symbol Na and atomic number 11. | Read source |
| Magnesium has the chemical symbol Mg and atomic number 12. | Read source |
| Aluminum has the chemical symbol Al and atomic number 13. | Read source |
| Silicon has the chemical symbol Si and atomic number 14. | Read source |
| Phosphorus has the chemical symbol P and atomic number 15. | Read source |
| Sulfur has the chemical symbol S and atomic number 16. | Read source |
| Chlorine has the chemical symbol Cl and atomic number 17. | Read source |
| Argon has the chemical symbol Ar and atomic number 18. | Read source |
| Potassium has the chemical symbol K and atomic number 19. | Read source |
| Calcium has the chemical symbol Ca and atomic number 20. | Read source |
| Scandium has the chemical symbol Sc and atomic number 21. | Read source |
| Titanium has the chemical symbol Ti and atomic number 22. | Read source |
| Vanadium has the chemical symbol V and atomic number 23. | Read source |
| Chromium has the chemical symbol Cr and atomic number 24. | Read source |
| Manganese has the chemical symbol Mn and atomic number 25. | Read source |
| Iron has the chemical symbol Fe and atomic number 26. | Read source |
| Cobalt has the chemical symbol Co and atomic number 27. | Read source |
| Nickel has the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. | Read source |
| Copper has the chemical symbol Cu and atomic number 29. | Read source |
| Zinc has the chemical symbol Zn and atomic number 30. | Read source |
| Silver has the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. | Read source |
| Cadmium has the chemical symbol Cd and atomic number 48. | Read source |
| Tin has the chemical symbol Sn and atomic number 50. | Read source |
| Iodine has the chemical symbol I and atomic number 53. | Read source |
| Xenon has the chemical symbol Xe and atomic number 54. | Read source |
| Tungsten has the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74. | Read source |
| Gold has the chemical symbol Au and atomic number 79. | Read source |
| Mercury has the chemical symbol Hg and atomic number 80. | Read source |
| Lead has the chemical symbol Pb and atomic number 82. | Read source |
| Uranium has the chemical symbol U and atomic number 92. | Read source |
| Mercury is the smallest of the eight planets in our solar system. | Read source |
| A year on Mercury lasts about 88 Earth days. | Read source |
| Mercury has no natural moons. | Read source |
| A full sunrise-to-sunrise day on Mercury lasts about 176 Earth days. | Read source |
| Mercury is closest to the Sun, but Venus is the hotter planet. | Read source |
| Venus turns in the opposite direction to most planets in our solar system. | Read source |
| Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system because its thick atmosphere traps heat. | Read source |
| Venus has no natural moons. | Read source |
| Venus takes about 243 Earth days to rotate once, longer than its roughly 225-day year. | Read source |
| Venus is the brightest planet seen from Earth. | Read source |
| Earth is the only place in our solar system currently known to support life. | Read source |
| About 71 percent of Earthβs surface is covered by ocean. | Read source |
| Earthβs atmosphere is mostly nitrogen, with oxygen making up about 21 percent. | Read source |
| Earth has one natural moon. | Read source |
| Sunlight takes about eight minutes to reach Earth. | Read source |
| Rusting iron in rocks and dust gives Mars its reddish appearance. | Read source |
| Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. | Read source |
| Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in our solar system. | Read source |
| Mars has a thin atmosphere made up mostly of carbon dioxide. | Read source |
| A Martian day is called a sol and lasts slightly longer than an Earth day. | Read source |
| Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. | Read source |
| Jupiterβs Great Red Spot is a giant storm. | Read source |
| Jupiter is a gas giant and has no solid outer surface to stand on. | Read source |
| Jupiter completes one rotation in about ten hours. | Read source |
| Jupiter has faint rings, although Saturnβs rings are much easier to see. | Read source |
| Saturn is the second-largest planet in our solar system. | Read source |
| Saturnβs spectacular rings are made mostly of pieces of ice, with rock and dust. | Read source |
| Saturnβs average density is lower than the density of water. | Read source |
| Saturnβs moon Titan has a thick atmosphere. | Read source |
| A year on Saturn lasts about 29 Earth years. | Read source |
| Uranus appears to roll around the Sun because its rotation axis is tilted almost onto its side. | Read source |
| Uranus was the first planet discovered using a telescope. | Read source |
| William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. | Read source |
| A year on Uranus lasts about 84 Earth years. | Read source |
| Methane in Uranusβs atmosphere helps give the planet its blue-green color. | Read source |
| Neptune was located through mathematical predictions before astronomers observed it as a new planet. | Read source |
| A year on Neptune lasts about 165 Earth years. | Read source |
| Neptuneβs large moon Triton orbits in the opposite direction to Neptuneβs rotation. | Read source |
| Neptune is an ice giant, along with Uranus. | Read source |
| Neptune has rings as well as moons. | Read source |
| George Washington served as US president number 1, in 1789 to 1797. | Read source |
| John Adams served as US president number 2, in 1797 to 1801. | Read source |
| Thomas Jefferson served as US president number 3, in 1801 to 1809. | Read source |
| James Madison served as US president number 4, in 1809 to 1817. | Read source |
| James Monroe served as US president number 5, in 1817 to 1825. | Read source |
| John Quincy Adams served as US president number 6, in 1825 to 1829. | Read source |
| Andrew Jackson served as US president number 7, in 1829 to 1837. | Read source |
| Martin Van Buren served as US president number 8, in 1837 to 1841. | Read source |
| William Harrison served as US president number 9, in 1841 to 1841. | Read source |
| John Tyler served as US president number 10, in 1841 to 1845. | Read source |
| James K. Polk served as US president number 11, in 1845 to 1849. | Read source |
| Zachary Taylor served as US president number 12, in 1849 to 1850. | Read source |
| Millard Fillmore served as US president number 13, in 1850 to 1853. | Read source |
| Franklin Pierce served as US president number 14, in 1853 to 1857. | Read source |
| James Buchanan served as US president number 15, in 1857 to 1861. | Read source |
| Abraham Lincoln served as US president number 16, in 1861 to 1865. | Read source |
| Andrew Johnson served as US president number 17, in 1865 to 1869. | Read source |
| Ulysses S. Grant served as US president number 18, in 1869 to 1877. | Read source |
| Rutherford B. Hayes served as US president number 19, in 1877 to 1881. | Read source |
| James A. Garfield served as US president number 20, in 1881 to 1881. | Read source |
| Chester A. Arthur served as US president number 21, in 1881 to 1885. | Read source |
| Grover Cleveland served as US president number 22 and 24, in 1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897. | Read source |
| Benjamin Harrison served as US president number 23, in 1889 to 1893. | Read source |
| William McKinley served as US president number 25, in 1897 to 1901. | Read source |
| Theodore Roosevelt served as US president number 26, in 1901 to 1909. | Read source |
| Eoraptor lived during the Triassic period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Stegosaurus lived during the Jurassic period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Allosaurus lived during the Jurassic period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Brachiosaurus lived during the Jurassic period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Tyrannosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Triceratops lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Abelisaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Albertosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Irritator lived during the Cretaceous period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Cryolophosaurus lived during the Jurassic period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Compsognathus lived during the Jurassic period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Apatosaurus lived during the Jurassic period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Spinosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Carnotaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Ceratosaurus lived during the Jurassic period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Utahraptor lived during the Cretaceous period and was carnivorous. | Read source |
| Iguanodon lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Parasaurolophus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Edmontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Maiasaura lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Lambeosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Hadrosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Pachycephalosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Styracosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Centrosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Chasmosaurus lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| Pentaceratops lived during the Cretaceous period and was herbivorous. | Read source |
| The heart pumps blood throughout the body. | Read source |
| Heart valves help blood move in the correct direction. | Read source |
| The heart has an electrical system that controls its rhythm. | Read source |
| The circulatory system includes arteries, veins and capillaries. | Read source |
| Oxygen moves from inhaled air into the blood in the lungs. | Read source |
| The lungs transfer carbon dioxide from the blood into air that is breathed out. | Read source |
| The trachea is also called the windpipe. | Read source |
| The diaphragm is one of the muscles involved in breathing. | Read source |
| The cornea is the clear front layer of the eye and helps focus light. | Read source |
| The pupil is an opening through which light enters the eye. | Read source |
| The iris controls how much light the pupil admits. | Read source |
| Photoreceptors in the retina turn light into electrical signals. | Read source |
| The middle ear contains three tiny bones called the malleus, incus and stapes. | Read source |
| The cochlea is a fluid-filled, snail-shaped structure in the inner ear. | Read source |
| The auditory nerve carries electrical signals from the ear to the brain. | Read source |
| UTF-8 represents a Unicode character using one to four bytes. | Read source |
| An ASCII character uses one byte in UTF-8. | Read source |
| UTF-8 preserves the byte values of the ASCII character set. | Read source |
| Unicode code points extend up to U+10FFFF. | Read source |
| UTF-8 is an encoding of characters, rather than a particular font. | Read source |
| HTTP is a request-and-response protocol. | Read source |
| An HTTP status code contains three digits. | Read source |
| HTTP status code 404 means that the requested resource was not found. | Read source |
| HTTP status code 200 means that a request succeeded. | Read source |
| The HTTP HEAD method requests the same kind of headers as GET while omitting response content. | Read source |
| HTTP status codes in the 500 range describe server errors. | Read source |
| The Domain Name System organizes names in a hierarchy. | Read source |
| DNS resolvers obtain information by asking name servers. | Read source |
| A domain name consists of labels separated by dots in its written form. | Read source |
| The original JPEG image coding standard was created in 1992. | Read source |
| JPEGβs familiar lossy compression mode uses the discrete cosine transform. | Read source |
| PNG is a lossless raster image format. | Read source |
| PNG images can store an alpha channel for transparency. | Read source |
| SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics. | Read source |
| SVG describes two-dimensional graphics using an XML-based language. | Read source |
| Birmingham is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Alabama. | Read source |
| Huntsville is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Alabama. | Read source |
| Anchorage is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Alaska. | Read source |
| Fairbanks is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Alaska. | Read source |
| Phoenix is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Arizona. | Read source |
| Tucson is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Arizona. | Read source |
| Little Rock is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Arkansas. | Read source |
| Fort Smith is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Arkansas. | Read source |
| Los Angeles is a Census-recognized place in the US state of California. | Read source |
| San Francisco is a Census-recognized place in the US state of California. | Read source |
| Denver is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Colorado. | Read source |
| Colorado Springs is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Colorado. | Read source |
| Bridgeport is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Connecticut. | Read source |
| New Haven is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Connecticut. | Read source |
| Wilmington is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Delaware. | Read source |
| Dover is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Delaware. | Read source |
| Miami is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Florida. | Read source |
| Orlando is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Florida. | Read source |
| Atlanta is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Georgia. | Read source |
| Savannah is a Census-recognized place in the US state of Georgia. | Read source |
| The Gregorian calendarβs leap-year rule uses divisibility by 4, 100 and 400. | Read source |
| The year 1900 was not a Gregorian leap year. | Read source |
| The year 2000 was a Gregorian leap year. | Read source |
| The year 2100 will not be a Gregorian leap year. | Read source |
| The Gregorian leap-year pattern contains 97 leap years in every 400 years. | Read source |
| The average Gregorian calendar year is 365.2425 days long. | Read source |
| The Gregorian calendar was instituted in 1582. | Read source |
| The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC. | Read source |
| The Julian calendar added a leap day every fourth year. | Read source |
| A tropical year is approximately 365.2422 days long. | Read source |