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Today's facts: Warning; Monotremes: Australia; Accelerator; Parental Dynamics; Humanization Declaration; Decisive.; Posthumous success; Daring Leap; Shearer-record; Historic Reunion
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Daily Facts (13 Jan 2026)
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Today's facts:
Hydrocodone-acetaminophen may cause very serious side effects, including slow or shallow breathing, and is not recommended for children younger than 6 years.
There are only five living monotreme species: the duck-billed platypus and four species of echidna, all of which are found only in Australia and New Guinea.
A catalyst is a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
Shakespeare explores three distinct father-child relationships in The Merchant of Venice, illustrating varying degrees of loyalty and conflict, with Portia being obedient to her controlling father's wishes while Jessica betrays her father Shylock by eloping and stealing from him.
On New Year's Day 1946, Emperor Hirohito renounced the belief in his divine status, stating that the ties between him and the Japanese people were based on mutual trust rather than legends and myths.
The Gordian knot was an intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which Alexander the Great cut with his sword after hearing an oracle's prophecy that the one who could undo it would become the next ruler of Asia.
Anna Sewell wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty" in her fifties and sold it for GBP20, but she did not live to see its success.
In December 1952, a double-decker bus made a split-second decision to accelerate and clear a 3 ft gap as Tower Bridge began to rise, resulting in no serious injuries.
Alan Shearer holds the record for the most goals in the Barclays Premier League, with a total of 260 goals, which is 73 goals more than the second-highest scorer, Andy Cole.
The world's only two airworthy WWII Lancaster bombers flew together over Britain for the first time in 50 years.
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