The largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats.
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The size of a raindrop is around 0.5 mm - 2.5 mm, and they fall from the sky on average 21 feet per second.
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Although the outsides of a bone are hard, they are generally light and soft inside. They are about 75% water
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The skin of a shark is made up of "tiny teeth" which are called dermal denticles
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean
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The Christmas season begins after sunset on December 24th and lasts until January 5th. This is also known as the Twelve Days of Christmas
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The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987
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In Ontario, an average household income of a golfer is greater than $60,000
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The average stay for a prisoner on Alcatraz, when it was used as a prison, was five years
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Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do
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The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long
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Silk was developed in China were it was kept a secret for more than two thousands years. Anyone found trying to smuggle silkworm eggs or cocoons out of the country was immediately put to death
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One billion pounds of pasta would need approximately 2,021,452,000 gallons of water to cook it. This is equivalent to 75,000 Olympic-size swimming pools
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In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
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In 1876, the first microphone was invented by Emile Berliner.
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Oscar Wilde and his friends came up the with the word "dude." It came from the words "duds" and "attitude."
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Two objects have struck the earth with enough force to destroy a whole city. Each object, one in 1908 and again in 1947, struck regions of Siberia. Not one human being was hurt either time
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The aorta, which is largest artery located in the body, is about the diameter of a garden hose
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When telephone companies first began hiring telephone operators, they chose teenage boys for the job. They switched to women because the teenage boys were wrestling instead of working and pulling pranks on callers
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The biggest disco ball in the world has a diameter of 2.41 meters and 137.89 kilograms. It also has 6,900 mirror squares on it
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