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Articles
Wednesday Jan. 9, 2002
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ILC opens its doors today
More than 200 computer workstations draw in students
UA students will flood the corridors and lecture halls of the ILC for the first time today after three years of financial and construction hiccups that left many officials wondering if the $20 million underground facility would ever open.
Those fears where quelled in November when officials announced the computer and classroom center would open despite university-wide budget cuts and with limited technology.
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Fast facts:
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At -40 degrees Fahrenheit, a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing.
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There are only four words in the English language that end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous.
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The average chocolate bar has eight insects' legs in it.
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More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
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It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7 percent of the world's population is drunk.
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Women's hair is about half the diameter of men's hair.
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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories per hour.
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The average woman consumes 6 pounds of lipstick in her lifetime.
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On this date:
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In 1825, the U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams, the sixth U.S. president.
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In 1895, the first intercollegiate basketball game took place. Minnesota Agricultural beat Hamline 9-3.
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In 1962, the United States performed nuclear tests at a Nevada test site.
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In 1966, the Dow-Jones Index hit a record 995 points
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In 1997, the Fox cartoon series "The Simpsons" aired its 167th episode, making it the longest-running animated series in cartoon history.
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