Februari 2015 facts
While investigating facts about Februari 2015, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Staples, Office Depot, and Office Max are all the same company. Office Depot and Office Max merged in December 2013 and Staples bought the combined company in February of 2015.
The Ancient One, AKA Kennewick Man, was buried on February 21, 2017 after a 20 year argument about his origin. In 2015, DNA testing proved the 9000 year old male was related to neighboring Native Americans and was not Caucasian.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 21 of the best facts about Februari 2015 I managed to collect.
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One person has played the strategy video game Crusader Kings 2 for 10,500 hours (as of February 2015), or 437.5 days. The average player has played it for 99 hours.
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In February 2015 320,000 chickens were killed by suffocation in the US due to someone tampering with the climate control settings on the chicken houses.
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The opening scene from The Exorcist was shot in the ancient ruins of Hatra in Iraq. These were the same ruins the terrorist group ISIL destroyed in february 2015
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The Space probe, New Horizons was launched January 19, 2006 and on the way to Pluto it flew past Jupiter on February 28, 2007. It will arrive at Pluto in 2015. It will go on into the Kuiper Belt and finish its mission in 2026.
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After starting in 11 games for the Titans Michael Oher was put on injured reserve because of a toe injury. He was released by the Titans on February 5th, 2015.
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To Kill a Mockingbird would remain Harper Lee's only published novel until 2015 when a sequel of sorts to the first book is scheduled to be released. Its release was announced in February, 2015.
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Kermit the Frog broke up with Miss Piggy in 2015 and began dating a pig named Denise. However, in February 2016, Denise allegedly broke up with Kermit.
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In February 2015, two men entered Alexandria Zoo and beat up hamadryas baboons with sticks as dozens of zoo goers watched and laughed
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On the release date of the movie Jupiter Ascending, February 6th, 2015, Jupiter was at its closest point to Earth and fully illuminated by the Sun.
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Today is Darwin Day. In 2015, Delaware's governor Jack Markell declared February 12 “Charles Darwin Day”, making Delaware the first state in America to formally mark the occasion.
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Friday the 13th will occur 3 times in 2015 (February, March, and November). The next occurrence will be 2026.
Jim Carrey was supposed to face a civil lawsuit this past spring over the death of his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White in 2015, but in February the lawsuit had been dismissed - source
2015 Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival held In China was one of the World's Largest Ice and Snow Carnivals alongside celebrations held in Sapporo, Norway and Quebec. The festival ran from January 5 through February 25. - source
In February 2015, PornHub announced an upcoming wristband equipped with a kinetic energy electric generator. Aimed primarily at men, the wristband uses the up and down motion of masturbation to charge consumer electronics.
The average price of a pound of ground beef hit a record high of $4.23 in February, 2015 - source
As of February 2015, Expedia owns Travelocity, Orbitz, and Hotwire. Travelocity.com and Expedia.com are almost identical web sites.
February 2015 is the first month in 793 years that will cover exactly four full weeks
February 2015 is a box month. This only happens on a 6-11-11yr rotation, so it won't be until February 2026 this will occur again.
