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1006

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Nigeria.

1007

Kamala Harris's father is named Donald J. Harris.

1008

In 1978, a Bulgarian dissident named Georgi Markov was assassinated with a "Bulgarian umbrella", an umbrella modified to inject a small poisonous pellet containing ricin.

1009

Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis both died on November 22, 1963, the same day as John F. Kennedy.

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There are about 200 feral hippos living in Colombia, descended from pets imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar. Unless action is taken, the population is expected to rise into the thousands by the year 2035.

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Oct 5, 2024

Credit @SirPhilippines for 1008.

Level 73

Oct 5, 2024

Ey, we did it! Thanks Quizmaster!

Level 51

Oct 5, 2024

That Bulgarian umbrella seems like it's straight from a James Bond movie.

Level 68

Oct 5, 2024

Woohoo this is great. IFG for the win

Level 65

Oct 6, 2024

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Level 68

Oct 8, 2024

Here is the link to the Interesting Facts group, where we all vote on facts to submit to the Quizmaster for consideration, if anyone's interested.

https://www.jetpunk.com/groups/invite/dwmBxr9T

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Oct 16, 2024

This has expired

Level 65

Oct 16, 2024

https://www.jetpunk.com/groups/invite/apE5YiIb

hopefully this lasts a while

Level 57

Oct 29, 2024

Unfortunatly that one expired too

Level 61

Jul 24, 2025

they have expired

Level 28

Oct 30, 2024

My birthday is on November 22.

Level 68

Oct 31, 2024

Please don't use the IF pages for self-doxxing. That's what Twitter is for

Level 75

Nov 1, 2024

How is this doxxing? If someone says its their birthday today, would then someone else say 'happy birthday' or 'stop doxxing yourself'

Level 69

Nov 2, 2024

Happy birthday for yesterday!

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Nov 28, 2024

Farrah Faucet died June 25, 2009...same day as Michael Jackson.

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Oct 31, 2025

Sergei Prokofiev died March 5, 1953, same day as Joseph Stalin.

Due to Stalin's death, national mourning period was declared, and Prokofiev's funeral went unnoticed.