The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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In 1992, 29,000 rubber ducks washed off a ship. They were found thousands of miles away 8 years later.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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