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Daily Facts (01 Sep 2026)

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Today's facts:

Oleksandr Turchynov was named as the Interim President of Ukraine after Viktor Yanukovych was impeached by the Parliament in February 2014.

The Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, took 10 years to construct and opened in 1869.

John Gielgud first played Hamlet at the age of 26.

Galapagos marine iguanas can dive up to 25 meters to forage for algae, but only the largest 5% of individuals are capable of this due to their ability to retain heat better than smaller iguanas.

Joni Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in her fourth year of eligibility.

William Howard Taft was the last US President to have any real facial hair.

The Throne of Fire, a 2011 fantasy novel by Rick Riordan, features the teenage Kane siblings who must wake the sun god Ra to prevent the chaos snake Apophis from devouring the sun and destroying humanity.

The proverb "The bad workman always blames his tools" emphasizes that a poor performer often refuses to take responsibility for their mistakes, instead attributing their failures to external factors.

Male Arctic foxes can weigh nearly 20 percent more than females, despite their body lengths differing by less than 5 percent.