Random Interesting Facts

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    Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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    Monkey Orchid
    Monkey Orchid
    There's a species of orchid that looks like a monkey's face.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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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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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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    Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose that tastes identical and isn't metabolized as sugar, so it's safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
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    Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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    Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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