Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Paul McCartney dreamed the melody of "Yesterday" one night and immediately wrote the music the next morning. He then looked around for a month to make sure that he didn't subconsciously plagiarize it from somebody else.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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