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Daily Facts (06 Sep 2026)

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Today's facts:

Herpes infection of the eye is a leading cause of blindness in the United States.

The Gestapo, created in April 1933, served as a secret police force in fascist Germany that was responsible for the torture and execution of hundreds of thousands of antifascists without trial.

The Avro Lancaster B Mk.I/III has a length of 21.18 meters and is powered by four Rolls Royce Merlin engines, producing between 1480 to 1640 horsepower.

Lucie Manette is described as "the golden thread" that binds many characters' lives together in the novel.

Nutria, a semi-aquatic rodent originally brought to the U.S. for weed control and fur, caused the destruction of over twenty thousand acres of vegetation in the Louisiana Delta by 2003, but by 2010, state and federal efforts reduced that impact to about two thousand acres.

Richard Attenborough once considered casting Anthony Hopkins as Gandhi in his film, long before Ben Kingsley was chosen for the role.

Anita Lonsbrough was the first female flag bearer for Great Britain at the Summer Games when she carried the flag in the opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics.

George Bernard Shaw intended his play Pygmalion to advocate for women's suffrage and challenge Britain's class system, but the ending was altered in performances to suggest a romantic reconciliation that he opposed.

Garry Kasparov became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion at age 22 in 1985 and held the title for 15 years until 2000.