#factoftheday — Public Fediverse posts
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Finnish operator Radiolinja launched the world’s first GSM network on 1 July 1991.
GSM was a 2G network developed as a replacement for first generation (1G) analogue networks.
It would become the global standard for mobile communications, with billions of users within 15 years.
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Arkell v. Pressdram (1971) is a famous UK legal anecdote where Private Eye magazine defeated a libel threat from James Arkell.
Private Eye responded to Arkell’s lawyer’s demand with a curt dismissal (“f*** off”), the case never went to court.
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Arkell v. Pressdram (1971) is a famous UK legal anecdote where Private Eye magazine defeated a libel threat from James Arkell.
Private Eye responded to Arkell’s lawyer’s demand with a curt dismissal (“f*** off”), the case never went to court.
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Arkell v. Pressdram (1971) is a famous UK legal anecdote where Private Eye magazine defeated a libel threat from James Arkell.
Private Eye responded to Arkell’s lawyer’s demand with a curt dismissal (“f*** off”), the case never went to court.
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Arkell v. Pressdram (1971) is a famous UK legal anecdote where Private Eye magazine defeated a libel threat from James Arkell.
Private Eye responded to Arkell’s lawyer’s demand with a curt dismissal (“f*** off”), the case never went to court.
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Arkell v. Pressdram (1971) is a famous UK legal anecdote where Private Eye magazine defeated a libel threat from James Arkell.
Private Eye responded to Arkell’s lawyer’s demand with a curt dismissal (“f*** off”), the case never went to court.
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Criminal and serial killer Eugen Weidmann was the last person to be publicly executed by guillotine in France, in June 1939.
The “hysterical behaviour” by spectators was so scandalous that the public was banned from all future executions.
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In 1881, the Isle of Man became the world’s first nation to grant votes to women in national elections, by removing the word ‘male’ from a Bill.
In January a proposition to remove the word passed by 16 to 3, in March the first women cast their votes.
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The largest black hole we know of is TON 618, with a mass estimated at around 66 billion times the mass of our Sun, or roughly 22 trillion Earths.
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Maltese is the only semitic language written in the Latin script and the only semitic language that is an official language of the EU.
Spoken natively by over half a million people on the Mediterranean island of Malta, the language is closest to historical Arabic.
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While tumbleweed is iconic in Westerns set in the Americas, the plant is originally from eastern Europe.
The tumbleweed (or ‘Russian Thistle’) didn’t arrive in North America from Europe until the 1870’s, most likely with shipments of seeds.
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King Arthur might be Britain’s best known monarch but he most likely never existed.
The earliest writings about him date from 300 years after he is supposed to have lived, and most historians do not consider him a historical figure.
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King Arthur might be Britain’s best known monarch but he most likely never existed.
The earliest writings about him date from 300 years after he is supposed to have lived, and most historians do not consider him a historical figure.
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King Arthur might be Britain’s best known monarch but he most likely never existed.
The earliest writings about him date from 300 years after he is supposed to have lived, and most historians do not consider him a historical figure.
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King Arthur might be Britain’s best known monarch but he most likely never existed.
The earliest writings about him date from 300 years after he is supposed to have lived, and most historians do not consider him a historical figure.
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Russia’s 1917 ‘October Revolution’ took place in November.
The second part of the Russian Revolution happened in what we now call November because Russia didn't switch to the current ‘Gregorian’ calendar system until after the revolution.
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We still understand little of the Etruscan language.
Although the Etruscans influenced the ancient Greeks and Romans —the Romans even used Etruscan characters to create our current Latin script— we only have limited understanding of the Etruscan language.
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We still understand little of the Etruscan language.
Although the Etruscans influenced the ancient Greeks and Romans —the Romans even used Etruscan characters to create our current Latin script— we only have limited understanding of the Etruscan language.
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60 Incredible Fun Facts About Kids That Will Change How You See Them
You may wonder why kids ask so many questions, why they have boundless energy, or why they sometimes act in unexpected ways. If you don’t know the science behind their behavior, it can be frustrating for you. Many parents struggle because they don’t know what to expect from their kids.
READ MORE: https://thecoffeedrivenparent.com/fun-facts-about-kids/
##ParentingTips #ChildPsychology #CreativeWritingForKids #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #EmotionalWheelForKids #empoweringquotes #FactOfTheDay #FunFactsAboutKids #FunFactsDaily #HappyParenting #KidsCreativity #ParentingLife #PositiveAffirmationsForKids #ToddlerLife
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#FactOfTheDay: Licensed childcare spaces were available to only a quarter of California children with parents in the workforce.
#Childcare #PreK #WorkingFamilies #WorkingParents #WorkingMoms #WorkingDads #Preschool #Daycare
(Photo is of children in a preschool classroom. Photo credit: CDC via UnSplash.)
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#FactOfTheDay: Licensed childcare spaces were available to only a quarter of California children with parents in the workforce.
#Childcare #PreK #WorkingFamilies #WorkingParents #WorkingMoms #WorkingDads #Preschool #Daycare
(Photo is of children in a preschool classroom. Photo credit: CDC via UnSplash.)
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San Bernadino County has the lowest percentage of children with working parents for whom licensed childcare spaces are available (13.5%) in California.
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San Bernadino County has the lowest percentage of children with working parents for whom licensed childcare spaces are available (13.5%) in California.
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Did you know that Margaret Thatcher loved round French pastries? Google "Margaret Thatcher Le Cercle" to learn more! #FactOfTheDay #TheMoreYouKnow #LeCercle
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#FactOfTheDay: New tool shows childcare prices as a share of median family income for counties across the U.S.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/topics/childcare/median-family-income-by-age-care-setting
#Childcare #ChildcareAvailability #ChildcareCost #Children #Families #WorkingParents
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#FactOfTheDay: As childcare subsidies are set to expire, it's worth noting that in 2021, median county-level costs for full-time licensed infant care ranged from $13,600 to $22,900 annually in child care centers.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707
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#FactOfTheDay: New research provides compelling evidence that spanking is detrimental to children’s social development.
Learn more: https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/longitudinal-study-of-kindergarteners-suggests-spanking-is-harmful-for-childrens-social-competence-67034
#Children #Families #Parenting #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #ChildDevelopment #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealth @psychology -
#FactOfTheDay: New research provides compelling evidence that spanking is detrimental to children’s social development.
Learn more: https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/longitudinal-study-of-kindergarteners-suggests-spanking-is-harmful-for-childrens-social-competence-67034
#Children #Families #Parenting #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #ChildDevelopment #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealth @psychology -
#FactOfTheDay: New research provides compelling evidence that spanking is detrimental to children’s social development.
Learn more: https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/longitudinal-study-of-kindergarteners-suggests-spanking-is-harmful-for-childrens-social-competence-67034
#Children #Families #Parenting #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #ChildDevelopment #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealth @psychology -
#FactOfTheDay: New research provides compelling evidence that spanking is detrimental to children’s social development.
Learn more: https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/longitudinal-study-of-kindergarteners-suggests-spanking-is-harmful-for-childrens-social-competence-67034
#Children #Families #Parenting #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #ChildDevelopment #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealth @psychology -
#FactOfTheDay: New research provides compelling evidence that spanking is detrimental to children’s social development.
Learn more: https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/longitudinal-study-of-kindergarteners-suggests-spanking-is-harmful-for-childrens-social-competence-67034
#Children #Families #Parenting #GentleParenting #ConsciousParenting #ChildDevelopment #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealth @psychology -
#FactOfTheDay: Licensed child care spaces were available for around 1-in-4 California children ages 0 to 12 with working parents in 2021.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707#Childcare #WorkingParents #ChildcareAffordability #ChildcareAvailability #ChildcareCost #Data #Trends #PublicPolicy
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#FactOfTheDay: In 2021, childcare availability in some counties was lower than 1 space in licensed child care for every 7 children.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707#Childcare #WorkingParents #ChildcareAffordability #ChildcareAvailability #ChildcareCost #Data #Trends #PublicPolicy
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#FactOfTheDay: In 2021, childcare availability in some counties was lower than 1 space in licensed child care for every 7 children.
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707#Childcare #WorkingParents #ChildcareAffordability #ChildcareAvailability #ChildcareCost #Data #Trends #PublicPolicy
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#FactOfTheDay: In 2021, median county-level costs for full-time licensed infant care ranged from $13,600 to $22,900 annually in child care centers.
Learn more:
https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707#Childcare #WorkingParents #ChildcareAffordability #ChildcareAvailability #ChildcareCost #Data #Trends
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#FactOfTheDay: In 2021, median county-level costs for full-time licensed infant care ranged from $13,600 to $22,900 annually in child care centers.
Learn more:
https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707#Childcare #WorkingParents #ChildcareAffordability #ChildcareAvailability #ChildcareCost #Data #Trends
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#FactOfTheDay: Childcare availability declined dramatically in some parts of California between 2019 and 2021. The northern region of the state saw the biggest decline in spaces (-5%).
Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10627
#Childcare #Daycare #Preschool #WorkingFamilies #WorkingParents @parenting
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#FactOfTheDay: In 2021, licensed child care spaces were NOT available for more than 75% of children with working parents in California.
#Childcare #Preschool #EarlyEducation #WorkingFamilies #WorkingParents
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#FactOfTheDay: San Francisco County has California's highest estimated median cost of childcare for preschoolers at a licensed childcare facility: $19,591 a year.
Learn more:
https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/1849/child-care-cost/map#loct=3&fmt=3094&tf=141&ch=984,222¢er=-13325098.893387,4509031.392449&zoom=1#Childcare #Preschool #EarlyEducation #WorkingFamilies #WorkingParents