Random Interesting Facts

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    Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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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 Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
    Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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    "Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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    You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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