There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.
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There is a tiger named Kenny who is the only known tiger to have downs syndrome.
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