Monotremes are only found in Australia and New Guinea
The Italian pasta Tortellini is said to have been conceptualized in the town of Castelfranco Emilia, in the province of Modena, near Bologna. Although the story varies from town to town, it is commonly said that Venus, the goddess of love, spent a night in a local inn. While there, the innkeeper stole a peek at her through the keyhole of her door, and within seconds of seeing the enchanting goddess, he was struck by that divine degree of inspiration. He then went to his kitchen and masterminded the tortellini pasta, said to be sculpted in the shape of Venus’s navel. Whether or not this mythic tale is true or not, is neither here or there. It is, however, quite the ice breaker and conversation starter.
Butterflies can taste with their feet
North Korea and Cuba are the only places you can't buy coca cola.
Hitler was straighedge but then he met Theodor Morell.
George Washington was born in Virginia on February 11, 1731, according to the then-used Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar which moved Washington's birthday a year and 11 days to February 22, 1732.
The Australian alps receive more snow than the European alps.
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If you flattened out all the alveoli (air sacs) in the average size human's lungs, they we be about the size of a tennis court.
The human body has incredible regenerative powers. For example, your entire brain replaces itself every 2 months; your liver, every 6 weeks; and your epidermis, every 35 days. Even your stomach lining replaces itself every 3 to 4 days. If your body didn't do this, the strong acids used by your stomach to digest food would also digest your stomach.
There are no snakes freely living in Hawaii --- introduction of Mongoose saw to that. Now, how did they get rid of all those Mongoose?
It is possible for people with blocked arteries to grow new blood vessels to by-pass the blockage, and keep oxygen-rich blood flowing through their bodie.
If an airplane cabin depressurizes in flight, you're not sucked out but blown out of the fuselage.
Light roasted coffee has the most caffeine.
If you could get into your car and drive straight up, it would only take you an hour to get into space at 60 MPH.
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Having children is hereditary....if your parents don't have children, you wont be able to have children either.
During World War One, German officers spread news that their forces had defeated and killed the son of Theodore Rooseveldt in air combat. This had the opposite intended affect on their troop's morale.
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