Did you know that the Dental Plate Punch is an object used in dentistry, despite its current status of not being on display for the public?
Every morning we publish one verified fact drawn from the National Archives, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian and data.gov agencies, plus five more worth knowing. Each day gets its own page, and each fact links back to the record it came from.
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Sextant — Did you know this sextant, designed for navigation and dating from the second half of the 19th century, features a silvered scale graduated every 15 minutes and readable to single minutes of arc with a swinging magnifier? National Museum of American History
Clay County, Georgia by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Clay County, Georgia has a population of about 2,855, a median age of 42.7, a median household income of $43,264, a median home value of $81,200. U.S. Census Bureau
Yuma County, Colorado by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Yuma County, Colorado has a population of about 9,938, a median age of 39.6, a median household income of $60,118, a median home value of $201,500. U.S. Census Bureau
Nevada County, California by the numbers — Did you know? The U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 ACS 5-year estimates show Nevada County, California has a population of about 102,322, a median age of 50.2, a median household income of $79,395, a median home value of $559,700. U.S. Census Bureau
China bread and butter plates/dessert plates from the Rock Rest Tourist Home — Did you know these Noritake plates, dating to the 1930s, were specifically used at the Rock Rest Tourist Home, a Black enterprise providing hospitality during an era when travel options were limited for African Americans? National Museum of African American History and Culture
