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All of the Peking ducks in the United States are descendents from three ducks and one drake imported to Long Island, New York in 1873

An ostrich egg can make approx. eleven and a half omelets.

Leopards were originally called Pard, Pardus, and Panther

Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)

Certain female species of spiders such as the Australian crab spider, sacrifice their bodies as a food source for their offspring

Horses can't vomit.

The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint.

When Britney Spears books into hotels she uses the name 'Allota Warmheart'so that nobody will recognize her.

The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia

Cashew nut shells contain oil that is extremely irritating to human skin.

The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.

Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records

Volkswagen was the first foreign company to open a factory in the United States. The auto plant opened in 1978 in Pennsylvania.

In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British

An adult giraffe's tongue is 17 inches long.

Gender role is the role a person is expected to perform as a result of being male or female in a particular culture.

During the US Civil war 200,000 blacks served in the Union Army; 38,000 gave their lives; 22 won the Medal of Honor.

The first Ford cars had Dodge engines

A hedgehog's heart beats 190 times a minute on average and drops to only 20 beats per minute during hibernation.

The Angel falls in Venezuela are nearly 20 times taller than Niagara Falls.

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