Interesting facts

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The expression “heart of gold” was invented by Shakespeare.

 

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To make one pound of honey, a bee has to fly 90,000 miles! Though one bee typically only makes one-twelfth of a teaspoon of the stuff in its lifetime.

 

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Some lipsticks apparently contain fish scales. Eek!

 

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An ostrich’s eye is actually bigger than its brain. Ostriches also have the largest eye of any land animal.

 

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The United States apparently makes 25 percent of the world’s cheese. That’s a whole lot of cheese!

 

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Here’s one to tickle your funny bone: the human hand has 54 bones. That’s more than a quarter of the bones in the whole body. Wow!

 

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Want a license plate in the shape of a polar bear? All you have to do is move to Nunavut Province in Canada!

 

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. How do you tell if a cranberry is ripe? It’ll bounce like a rubber ball.

 

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Most U.S. stamp adhesive contains about one-tenth of a calorie. British stamps could set you back 5.9 calories. Of course, one lick won’t transfer all of that to your belly.

 

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Here’s a little funny and creepy fact: not only are groups of crows called murders, but the birds actually hold funerals for their dead. Spooky!

Crow Funerals: Why the Murder Mobs the Dead – Insanitek

insanitek.net

 

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Bees are the only insect that produce food that people eat. Thanks, bees!
not true I found this

Food from Bugs: Insects that Feed Humans - American Bee Journal

Countless bee organizations have lists of “honey bee facts” that are entertaining, if not exactly factual. Many such lists claim that honey bees are the only insects that produce food that’s eaten by humans. That might seem true if you’re looking only as far as your local grocery store, but lots...

americanbeejournal.com

 

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Squeamish? Don’t go to any cheese shops in Sardinia, lest you find yourself face to face with Casu Marzu, a cheese that gets its taste from live maggots. Eek!

 

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Squeamish? Don’t go to any cheese shops in Sardinia, lest you find yourself face to face with Casu Marzu, a cheese that gets its taste from live maggots. Eek!

I saw that on the Amazing Race. The contestants had to eat a decent sized chunk. Despite how much I love cheese, I don't know if I could have done that, time penalty or disqualification for me!

 

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Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family. Is your mind blown?

 

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Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family. Is your mind blown?

I think sometimes they make those decisions while under the influence. Lettuce sure doesn't look like any of the rest of the family.

 

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I think sometimes they make those decisions while under the influence. Lettuce sure doesn't look like any of the rest of the family.

maybe they were smoking the lettuce

 

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Jin Songhao of China won the world record for longest skin contact with snow at 46 minutes and 7 seconds!

 

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The heaviest onion on record was grown by Pete Glazebrook of England. It weighed 17 pounds!

15 Bizarre Guinness World Records

<p><span class="Lbl"><em>Source: <a href="https://pictures.reuters.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&ALID=2C04080GJ5WGS&PBC=2CKRYD1D85D:2C04082VM4GXA:2C04080GJ5WGS">Reuters</a></em></span></p>

www.businessinsider.in

 

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The title of tallest Mohawk goes to Kazuhito Watanabe, a Japanese fashion designer. His ‘hawk’ measures three feet 8.6 inches!

Man shows off Guinness' tallest mohawk in NYC park

NEW YORK (AP) — Guinness World Records is calling it the tallest mohawk in the world. A fashion designer from Tokyo showed off his 3-foot-8.6-inch hairdo in a New York City park on Wednesday.

apnews.com

 

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Elmer Fudd’s original name was Egghead.