The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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If you chew gum when you study a subject and then chew the same flavor when you take the test, it will help you remember!
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The four ghosts in Pac-Man are programmed to act differently: red chases you, pink just tries to position itself in a set way, blue tries to ambush you and orange is random.
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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According to the FDA, it's safe to eat the stickers that are found on fruit; they're actually made out of "edible paper" and the glue is food grade.
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