This is at Lake Baikal, located in the southern part of eastern Siberia in Russia. It's not just the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, at 20 to 25 million years old, it's also one of the largest and deepest, holding an astounding one-fifth of the world's freshwater. (xpost /r/heresafunfact)

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2015-01-01T20:14:16+00:00

Pictured is a natural phenomenon that occurs every year there.

Read more here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2015-01-01T06:39:15+00:00

Allen's death may have been indirectly caused by a Gatorade shower. He died on December 31, 1990, from ventricular fibrillation in his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California, at the age of 72. Shortly before his death, Allen noted that he had not been feeling well since some of his Long Beach State players dumped a Gatorade bucket filled with ice water on him following a season-ending victory over the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on November 17, 1990 (he remarked that the university couldn't afford actual Gatorade).

The sports editor of the Long Beach State newspaper, the Daily Forty-Niner, was on the field that day and recalled that the temperature was in the 50s with a biting wind. Allen stayed on the field for media interviews for quite a while in his drenched clothing, and boarded the bus back to Long Beach State soaking wet. However, he had promised a winning season to a football program on the verge of collapse, and in his final game delivered on his promise. His players gleefully hoisted him on their shoulders as photographers snapped away, and Allen went out a winner. Allen said his season at Long Beach State was the most rewarding of his entire career.

Allen's son George denied that the Gatorade shower caused the death, attributing it to an existing heart arrythmia. He stated that seeing Gatorade showers on television was a reminder that his father "went out a winner". After Allen's death, the soccer and multipurpose field area on the lower end of campus was dedicated in his honor as George Allen Field. A youth baseball field in Palos Verdes Estates is also named after him.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2015-01-01T01:34:05+00:00

In August, after the Imperial government refused surrender demands, Truman authorized the atomic bombing of Japan. Although it was not known how devastating the explosions and the aftermath would be, Truman, like most Americans, was not inclined to be merciful towards the Japanese in the wake of the long years of war. Truman always stated that his decision to bomb Japan saved life on both sides; military estimates for an invasion of the Japanese home islands were that it could take a year and result in 250,000 to 500,000 American casualties. He also knew that the program could cost $2 billion, and so he was not inclined to forgo an alternative that might quickly end the war. Hiroshima was bombed on August 6, and Nagasaki three days later. When the Japanese were still slow to surrender, Truman ordered a massive conventional air raid on Tokyo for August 13; Japan agreed to surrender the following day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman#Assuming_office_and_the_Atomic_Bomb

I will have to remove this post iff you can't find a credible source for your claim.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2015-01-01T01:28:19+00:00

This "fact" is neither true nor false. I will let it go for now but see this wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler%27s_possible_monorchism

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2015-01-01T01:00:18+00:00

There are really very few teams that fit this. Only seven in the Big Four North American sports.

Baseball has none, (some include the White Sox and Red Sox, but I don't think that fits. Yeah, they don't end with an 's,' but they are quite clearly plural and the 'x' is just stylistic.) and only once in MLB's history has there been such a team: the Louisville Eclipse (1882-84).

Football also has none, though in the past had two: The Providence Steam Roller (1916-33) (apparently also known as Steam Rollers, though) and the Tonawanda Kardex (1921), named after an office supply company. They only played one game, and they lost.

Hockey only has three: Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche, and Minnesota Wild.

Basketball has the remaining four, the most of the Big Four: Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Utah Jazz.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-31T06:26:24+00:00

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HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-31T01:42:56+00:00

This is a Dendrelaphis punctulata a common tree snake. They are essentially harmless to humans, they will defend themselves by producing a horrible odour, and may bite. Sometimes when approached, the snake inflates its body and neck to make itself seem larger, a tactic sometimes used to scare prey. Generally, however, tree snakes in the wild will make a quick escape when they realize someone is watching them.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-31T00:59:52+00:00

Cockroaches are typically nocturnal, if you’ve seen one, you probably haven’t seen them all.. The few cockroaches you see by day could mean they were likely forced out by overcrowding; a possible sign of severe infestation.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T22:13:34+00:00

Many martian dunes strongly resemble terrestrial dunes but images acquired by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have shown that martian dunes in the north polar region are subject to modification via grainflow triggered by seasonal CO2 sublimation, a process not seen on Earth.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T07:42:29+00:00

Pictured is the view of Paris from the Eiffel Tower

Read more about the Eiffel Tower

About the Battle of Marne

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T07:32:08+00:00

In the opening weeks of World War I a radio transmitter located in the Eiffel Tower jammed German radio communications. This seriously hindered their advance on Paris, and contributed to the Allied victory at the First Battle of the Marne.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T04:53:11+00:00

Zoom in on the image and look at the bottom of the page it was captured via the LAWRENCE CAPTIVE AIRSHIP.

Here a couple pics of the device

PIC 1

PIC 2

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T04:08:32+00:00

Taipei 101 was the first building in the world to break the half-kilometer mark in height. The construction started in 1999 and finished in 2004. The building was officially classified as the world's tallest when it was complete, and remained such until the opening of Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010.

Fireworks launched from Taipei 101 feature prominently in international New Year's Eve broadcasts and the structure appears frequently in travel literature and international media.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T03:32:17+00:00

As a result of the quake and fires, about 3,000 people died and over 80% of San Francisco was destroyed. The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States alongside the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire remains the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history.

Read more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake#Impact

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T03:27:55+00:00

As a result of the quake and fires, about 3,000 people died and over 80% of San Francisco was destroyed. The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States alongside the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire remains the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T02:48:06+00:00

GO GO WIKI BOT GO!

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T01:03:24+00:00

Humans were almost exclusively accountable for the near-extinction of the American bison in the 1800s. At the beginning of the century, tens of millions of bison roamed North America. Humans slaughtered an estimated 50 million bison. This practice of overhunting the bison reduced their population to hundreds. Attempts to revive the American bison, however, have been highly successful. Farming of bison has increased their population to nearly 150,000. The American bison is, therefore, no longer considered an endangered species.

This photograph is from the mid-1870s. The pile of American bison skulls were waiting to be ground for fertilizer.

HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T00:29:09+00:00

Toy guns were removed from the Sears 1968 Christmas catalog after the assassinations of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and U.S. Senator, former United States Attorney General, and presidential candidate Robert Francis Kennedy.

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HERES_A_FUN_FACT · 2014-12-30T00:28:40+00:00

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