The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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Those things you see in your eyes when you stare into space are called Mouches Voltanes, which are also broadly referenced to as Floaters.
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Water is actually naturally blue.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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