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1.\u00a0The word \u201cqueue\u201d is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0Of all the words in the English language, the word \u2019set\u2019 has the most definitions!<\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0\u201cAlmost\u201d is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0\u201cRhythm\u201d is the longest English word without a vowel.<\/p>\n

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7.\u00a0In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child<\/p>\n

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8.\u00a0A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!<\/p>\n

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9.\u00a0Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.<\/p>\n

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10.\u00a0You can\u2019t kill yourself by holding your breath<\/p>\n

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11.\u00a0There is a city called Rome on every continent.<\/p>\n

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12.\u00a0It\u2019s against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!<\/p>\n

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13.\u00a0Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!<\/p>\n

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14.\u00a0Horatio Nelson, one of England\u2019s most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.<\/p>\n

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15.\u00a0The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London<\/p>\n

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16.\u00a0Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people<\/p>\n

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17.\u00a0Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!<\/p>\n

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18.\u00a0The elephant is the only mammal that can\u2019t jump!<\/p>\n

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19.\u00a0One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!<\/p>\n

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20.\u00a0Like fingerprints, everyone\u2019s tongue print is different!<\/p>\n

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21.\u00a0The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man<\/p>\n

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22.\u00a0Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!<\/p>\n

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23.\u00a0The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.<\/p>\n

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24.\u00a0A Women blink nearly twice as much as men.<\/p>\n

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25.\u00a0Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.<\/p>\n

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26.\u00a0Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.<\/p>\n

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27.\u00a0Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a \u201cFriday the 13th.\u201d<\/p>\n

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28.\u00a0Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren\u2019t added to it.<\/p>\n

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29.\u00a0On average a hedgehog\u2019s heart beats 300 times a minute.<\/p>\n

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30.\u00a0More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.<\/p>\n

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31.\u00a0The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.<\/p>\n

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32.\u00a0More people are allergic to cow\u2019s milk than any other food.<\/p>\n

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33.\u00a0Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.<\/p>\n

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34.\u00a0The placement of a donkey\u2019s eyes in its\u2019 heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!<\/p>\n

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35.\u00a0The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.<\/p>\n

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36.\u00a0Earth is the only planet not named after a god.<\/p>\n

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37.\u00a0It\u2019s against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.<\/p>\n

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38.\u00a0You\u2019re born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.<\/p>\n

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39.\u00a0Some worms will eat themselves if they can\u2019t find any food!<\/p>\n

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40.\u00a0Dolphins sleep with one eye open!<\/p>\n

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41.\u00a0It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open<\/p>\n

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42.\u00a0The world\u2019s oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!<\/p>\n

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43.\u00a0The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds<\/p>\n

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44.\u00a0Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not<\/p>\n

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45.\u00a0Slugs have 4 noses.<\/p>\n

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46.\u00a0Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.<\/p>\n

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47.\u00a0A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!<\/p>\n

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48.\u00a0A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!<\/p>\n

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49.\u00a0The average person laughs 10 times a day!<\/p>\n

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50.\u00a0An ostrich\u2019s eye is bigger than its b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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