January 31, 2026
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On This Day
1940 - The first Social Security check was issued by the U.S. Government. It was made out to retired legal secretary Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont, in the amount of $22.54.
Fact of the Day
Although vision begins with light entering the eye, true perception begins in the brain, which processes, interprets and organizes these signals into images.
Nature Oddities
A rattlesnake’s rattler is made from the skin it sheds during molting.
Food and Drink
Colgate once had a marketing campaign where once you finished eating an ice cream bar, you were left with a toothbrush-shaped stick imprinted with the message “Don’t forget,” alongside the Colgate logo.