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Did You Know? |
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In 1718, Edward Scarlett, a
London optician,
put arms on eyeglasses to hold
them on the ears.
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There are more than 20,000 brands
of beer.
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Twelve cows are known as a "flink." |
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African elephants only have four
teeth
to chew their food with.
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In Denmark there are twice as
many pigs as people.
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How about these? |
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01)
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The
Statue of Liberty is the largest hammered copper statue in the world. |
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02)
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Half the
world's population earns about 5% of the world's wealth. |
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03)
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Your heart beats 101,000 times a day. During
your lifetime it will beat about 3 billion times and pump about 400
million litres (800 million pints) of blood.
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04) |
Half the world's population is under 25 years
of age.
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05)
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We actually do not see
with our eyes - we see with our brains. The eyes basically are the
cameras of the brain. One-quarter of the brain is used to control
the eyes. |
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