In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citizens celebrate the beginning of Lent by throwing oranges at one another
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A species of earthworm, "Megascolides australis," in Australia can grow up to fifteen feet in length
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Men are more likely to be colorblind than women. About one of out of 12 men are colorblind
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The sun is approximately 149 million kilometres from the earth
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There are approximately 2000 thunderstorms that are active at the same time which results in 100 lightning flashes a second.
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An egg shell can have up to 17,000 tiny pores on its surface
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An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet
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The word witch comes from the word "wicca" which translates to the "wise one."
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Some African tribes refer to themselves as "motherhoods" instead of families
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About 85% or product warning labels on household products are inadequate
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From 1967-1976, the town of Tororo located in Uganda had thunder 251 out of the 365 days in a year for those years.
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The King Cobra has enough venom in its bite that it can kill up to 13 adults
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Queen Elizabeth I always wore a necklace with a little perfume bottle attached everywhere she went
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Better wine can be produced by the soil being of poor quality. This is because the vines have to "work" harder
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The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week
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Pollsters say that 40 percent of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets
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In 1946 Danon Yogurt were the first to add fruit to commercially produced yogurt in U.S
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In the Netherlands, there are special traffic lanes for bicycles. There are approximately 17,000 kms of cycle lanes with special bicycle traffic lights.
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In 1888, an Egyptian peasant discovered an estimated three hundred thousand mummified cats in Beni Hassan, Egypt. Of the cats that were not stolen once, the find was made public, the remaining mummified cats were shipped to Great Britain to be used as agricultural fertilizer
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