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- Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee.
- Roller coasters were invented to distract Americans from sin.
- Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
- Vacuum cleaners were originally horse-drawn.
- Pigs don’t sweat.
- Crocodiles can gallop like a horse.
- The position you sleep in is linked to your personality.
- There’s a treasure hunt happening in space.
- It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose
- Octopuses have three hearts
- For 20 years, a cat served as mayor of an Alaskan town.
- People used to say “prunes” instead of “cheese” when having their pictures taken
- Sunlight triggers “romantic passion.”
- In the Philippines, McDonald’s serves spaghetti
- Adolf Hitler was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
- Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs
- The Empire State Building has its own ZIP code
- Squirrels are behind most power outages in the U.S.
- Spider webs were used as bandages in ancient times.
- The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes
- Blue whale tongues can weigh as much as an elephant
- Bed bugs have existed since the time of the dinosaurs.
- The inventor of the Internet regrets the URL setup
- One-quarter of all your bones are located in your feet.
- Blood donors in Sweden receive a text when their blood is used.
- You’re more likely to get a computer virus from visiting religious sites than porn sites.
- The world’s smallest wasp is smaller than an amoeba
- There are around 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth at all times.
- Woolly mammoths were still alive when the pyramids were built.
- The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona
- Sunglasses were originally designed for Chinese judges to hide their facial expressions in court.
- A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.
- If you sneeze while driving at 60 mph, your eyes are closed for around 50 feet.
- Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper.
- The world’s largest national park is located in Greenland
- The Queen owns all the swans in England.
- Bamboo grows so fast, it’s measured in miles per hour.
- Dogs evolved “puppy eyes” to manipulate humans.
- The Eiffel Tower took exactly 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days to create
- Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family.
- There are 5 countries in the world that don’t have airports
- Bumblebees can fly higher than Mount Everest.
- Sumo wrestlers make babies cry for good luck.
- Cucumber slices can fight bad breath
- There are more than 500 varieties of bananas.
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