facts_by_date 1.0.0

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+/.bundle/
+/.yardoc
+/Gemfile.lock
+/_yardoc/
+/coverage/
+/doc/
+/pkg/
+/spec/reports/
+/tmp/
+*.bundle
+*.so
+*.o
+*.a
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+
+# Ignore idea configuration.
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data/CHANGELOG.md

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+# v1.0.0 - 30/12/2015
+* First functional version

data/Gemfile

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+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in facts_by_date.gemspec
+gemspec

data/LICENSE.txt

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+Copyright (c) 2015 Vasilis Kalligas
+
+MIT License
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
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+
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+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

data/README.md

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+# FactsByDate
+
+TODO: Write a gem description
+
+## Installation
+
+Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
+
+```ruby
+gem 'facts_by_date'
+```
+
+And then execute:
+
+    $ bundle
+
+Or install it yourself as:
+
+    $ gem install facts_by_date
+
+## Contributing
+
+1. Fork it ( https://github.com/facts_by_date/facts_by_date/fork )
+2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
+3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
+4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
+5. Create a new Pull Request
+
+## Resources
+
+All data has been collected over the internet from the following resources.
+
+* http://www.world-english.org/facts.htm
+* http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamdavis/useless-facts#.cn1xDEkdB
+* http://freshnerd.com/2009/09/100-useless-facts-for-no-reason/
+* http://blablablablabla.com/facts/
+* http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/uselessfacts/
+* http://www.mundayweb.com/uselessfacts/american.php
+* http://laughbreak.com/lists/useless-facts/
+* http://www.useless-facts.net/
+* http://www.begent.org/funfact.htm
+* http://uselessfacts.net/
+* http://www.livin3.com/blogs/positive-life-blog/9939728-50-cool-and-weird-fun-facts-that-you-should-know
+* http://bootstrike.com/
+* http://www.methodshop.com/picts/500-facts/
+* http://www.wowhead.com/forums&topic=118484/useless-facts
+* http://www.allowe.com/laughs/book/Useless%20Facts.htm
+* http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bingbin/
+* http://www.thefactsite.com/2011/07/top-100-random-funny-facts.html
+* https://triviaoftheday.wordpress.com/
+* http://www.brainist.com/trivia-questions/
+* http://www.funology.com/trivia-and-strange-facts/
+* http://www.pubquizreference.co.uk/
+* http://dan.hersam.com/lists/trivia.html
+* http://www.inthe80s.com/80striva.shtml
+* http://www.historyorb.com/
+* http://catfacts-api.appspot.com/

data/Rakefile

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+require "bundler/gem_tasks"
+

data/data/1/1.json

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+[
+   {
+      "facts":[
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"153 BC",
+            "text":"Roman consuls begin their year in office."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"45 BC",
+            "text":"The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1",
+            "text":"Origin of Christian Era"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"69",
+            "text":"Roman garrison of Mainz uprising"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"89",
+            "text":"Gov Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes emperor of Rome"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"313",
+            "text":"Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"404",
+            "text":"Last gladiator competition in Rome"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"630",
+            "text":"The Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that captures it bloodlessly."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"722",
+            "text":"Hofmeier Charles Martel flees from bishop Willibrord"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"990",
+            "text":"Russia adopts Julian calendar"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1259",
+            "text":"Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1430",
+            "text":"Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1438",
+            "text":"Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1494",
+            "text":"Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1502",
+            "text":"Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1504",
+            "text":"King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1515",
+            "text":"Francis, Duke of Angouleme succeeds King Louis XII as Francis I of France"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1515",
+            "text":"Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1527",
+            "text":"Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"1",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1573",
+            "text":"Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem"
+         }
+      ]
+   }
+]

data/data/1/10.json

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+[
+   {
+      "facts":[
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"49 BC ",
+            "text":"Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"69 ",
+            "text":"Roman emperor Galba adopts Marcus Piso Licinianus as Caesar"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"236 ",
+            "text":"St Fabian begins his reign as Catholic Pope"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1072 ",
+            "text":"Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1356 ",
+            "text":"German emperor Charles I delegates Golden Degree"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1429 ",
+            "text":"Order of Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary & Spain"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1430 ",
+            "text":"Order of the Guilder forms"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1475 ",
+            "text":"Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1514 ",
+            "text":"Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek & Latin finished"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1550 ",
+            "text":"1st sitting of \"Vurige Chamber\" in Paris"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1642 ",
+            "text":"King Charles I & family flee London for Oxford"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1663 ",
+            "text":"King Charles II affirms charter of Royal African Company"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1731 ",
+            "text":"Charles Farnese becomes duke of Parma/Piacenza"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1776 ",
+            "text":"\"Common Sense\" Pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published advocating American independence"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"10",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1799 ",
+            "text":"Friedrich von Schiller's \"Die Piccolomini,\" premieres in Weimar"
+         }
+      ]
+   }
+]

data/data/1/11.json

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+[
+   {
+      "facts":[
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"532 ",
+            "text":"Nika-revolt against Justianus & Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1055 ",
+            "text":"Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1158 ",
+            "text":"Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1558 ",
+            "text":"Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1569 ",
+            "text":"1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St Paul's Cathedral"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1571 ",
+            "text":"Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1599 ",
+            "text":"Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove & muskaat"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1693 ",
+            "text":"Mt Etna in Sicily erupts"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1709 ",
+            "text":"Colley Cibber's \"Rival Fools,\" premieres in London"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1753 ",
+            "text":"Ferdinand VI of Spain & Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1758 ",
+            "text":"Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East-Prussia [NS=Jan 22]"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1759 ",
+            "text":"1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1765 ",
+            "text":"Frisia bans Voltaires \"Traité sur la tolérance\""
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1774 ",
+            "text":"Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"11",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1775 ",
+            "text":"Francis Salvador becomes 1st Jew elected to office in America (SC)"
+         }
+      ]
+   }
+]

data/data/1/12.json

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+[
+   {
+      "facts":[
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"475 ",
+            "text":"Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople."
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1493 ",
+            "text":"Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1528 ",
+            "text":"Gustav I of Sweden \"father of the nation\" crowned King of Sweden. Rules 37 years"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1552 ",
+            "text":"Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1583 ",
+            "text":"Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1598 ",
+            "text":"Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1616 ",
+            "text":"Brazilian city Belem (the entrance gate to the Amazon) founded by Captain Major Francisco Branco"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1701 ",
+            "text":"Frisia & Groningen (Netherlands) begin use of Gregorian calendar"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1723 ",
+            "text":"Handel's opera \"Ottone\" premieres at the King's Theatre London"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1755 ",
+            "text":"Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1773 ",
+            "text":"1st US public museum established (Charlestown SC)"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1777 ",
+            "text":"Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in Calif"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1806 ",
+            "text":"French evacuate Vienna"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1807 ",
+            "text":"Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die"
+         },
+         {
+            "day":"12",
+            "month":"1",
+            "year":"1808 ",
+            "text":"The organizational meeting that led to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh."
+         }
+      ]
+   }
+]