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    *_Glass_*takes
    one million
    years to
    decompose,
    which means it
    never wears
    out and can be
    recycled an
    infinite
    number of
    times!

    *_Gold_*is the
    only metal
    that doesn't
    rust, even if
    it's buried in
    the ground for
    thousands of
    years.

    *_Your tongue_*is the
    only muscle in
    your body that
    is attached at
    only one end.

    *_If you stop getting thirsty_***you need to drink more
    water. When a
    human body is
    dehydrated,
    its thirst
    mechanism
    shuts off.

    *_Zero_***is the
    only number
    that cannot be
    represented by
    Romannumerals, because the
    Romans realized that
    there’s no such value as ‘zero’.

    *_Kites_*were
    used in the
    American Civil
    War to deliver
    letters and
    newspapers.

    *_The song Auld Lang Syne_*is sung
    at the stroke of midnight in almost
    everyEnglish-speaking
    country in the
    world to bring
    in the new
    year.

    *_Drinking water after eating_*reduces
    the acid in your mouth by 61 percent.
    Drinking aglass of water
    before you eat
    may help
    digestion and
    curb appetite.

    *_Peanut oil_*isused
    forcooking in
    submarines
    because it
    doesn't smoke
    unless it's
    heated above
    450F.

    *_Airports at higher altitudes_*require
    longer airstrips due to lower air
    density.

    *_The University of Alaska_*spans
    four time zones.

    *_The tooth_*is the
    only part of
    the human body
    that cannot
    heal itself.

    *_In ancient Greece_*tossing
    an apple to a
    girl was a
    traditional
    proposal of
    marriage.
    Catching it
    meant she
    accepted.

    *_Warner Communications_*paid
    28 million for the copyright to the song
    HappyBirthday,
    which waswritten in1935

    *_Intelligent people_*have
    more zinc and
    copper in
    their hair.

    *_A comet's tail_*always
    points away
    from the sun.

    *_The Swine Flu Vaccine_***in
    1976 caused
    more death and
    illness than
    the disease it
    was intended
    to prevent.

    *_Caffeine_*increases
    thepower of
    aspirin and
    otherpainkillers,
    that is why it
    is found in
    somemedicines.

    *_The military salute_*is a
    motion that
    evolved from
    medieval
    times, when
    knights in
    armor raised
    their visors
    to reveal
    their
    identity.

    *_If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall_**_
    *chimney and*
    *look up*_***you can see
    stars, even in the middle of the
    day.

    *_When a person _**dies*hearing
    is the last
    sense to go.
    The first
    sense lost is
    sight.

    *_In ancient _**times*strangers
    shook hands to
    show that they
    were unarmed.

    *_Strawberries and cashews_***are
    the only fruits whose seeds grow on the
    outside.

    *Avocados*have
    the highest
    calories of
    any fruit at
    167 calories
    per hundred
    grams.

    *_The _**moon*moves
    about two
    inches away
    from the Earth
    each year.

    *_The Earth_*gets
    100 tons
    heavier every
    day due to
    falling space
    dust.

    *_Due to earth's gravity_*it is
    impossible for mountains to be higher
    than 15,000meters (49,000ft).

    *_Mickey Mouse_*is
    known as
    "Topolino" in
    Italy.

    *Soldiers*do not
    march in step
    when going
    across bridges
    because they
    could set up a
    harmonic vibration
    which could be
    sufficient to
    destroy the
    bridge.

    *_Everything_*weighs
    one percent
    less at the
    equator.

    *_For every extra kilogram_*carried
    on a space flight, 530 kg of excess
    fuel areneeded atlift-off.

    *_The letter ‘J’_*does
    not appear
    anywhere on
    the periodic
    table of the
    elements.



    	


    	




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