Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Giant Anteaters' front legs look like a panda.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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In 2014, a college in upstate New York started offering classes on the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
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