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In Korea, there is a breed of dog called a Sapsali, which was originally thought to banish ghosts and evil spirits.
Qantas Airways once powered an interstate flight on cooking oil. This marked Australia’s first commercial flight using sustainably derived biofuel.
Berries are simple fruits stemming from one flower. This means that pineapples, bananas, watermelons, pumpkins, and avocados are berries.
Yep doing good. It was nice to have a few slow days. I was able to get some other things done as well.
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The number "four" is considered unlucky in Japan because it is pronounced the same as "death".
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The average Japanese household watches more than 10 hours of television a day.
One horse can have approximately 15 horsepower. Horsepower is about 746 watts. The term was coined in the late 18th Century.
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The Philippines has about 7,100 islands, of which only about 460 are more than 1 square mile in area.
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Yo-yos were used as weapons by warriors in the Philippines in the 16th century.
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Australian soldiers used the song "We're Off to See the Wizard" as a marching song in WWII.
All the paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs the same as ten elephants. It gets repainted every seven years without closing to the public.
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The Australian $5 to $100 notes are made of plastic.
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The Nullarbor Plain of Australia covers 100,000 square miles (160,900 km) without a tree.
All new FBI special agents and intelligence analysts are required to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Tasmania, Australia has the cleanest air in the inhabited world.
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Greenland is the largest island in the world.
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The first female guest host of "Saturday Night Live" was Candace Bergen.
While dinosaurs roamed the earth, they lived on every continent, including Antarctica.
The blue whale’s heart is the size of a VW Beetle and weighs up to 1,000 lbs (453 kg).
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In 1933, Mickey Mouse, an animated cartoon character, received 800,000 fan letters.
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The Simpsons is the longest running animated series on TV.
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The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It to Beaver."
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In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
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The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells.
One of the most widely used symbols for medical assistance is actually the Swiss flag and not a medical symbol.
Until 2007, slavery was legal in Mauritania. Even still, 1-4% of the population is still living as slaves.
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Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles (274 km) per hour.
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The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the adams apple.
A man named Ronald MacDonald robbed Wendy’s in 2005.
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Your stomach needs to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it would digest itself.