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In one day, a human sheds 10 billion skin flakes. This amounts to approximately two kilograms in a year

The sun's total lifetime as a star capable of maintaining a life-bearing Earth is about 11 billion years. Nearly half that time has passed.

Watermelons can cost up to $100 in Japan.

During one seven year period, Thomas Edison obtained approximately three hundred patents. In is whole life he obtained over one thousand patents.

Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, their bodies dyed blue from head to toe

The condensed water vapor in the sky left behind by jets is called a contrail.

Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny.

Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

Penguins are not found in the North Pole.

Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.

Contrary to popular belief, there are almost no Buddhists in India, nor have there been for about a thousand years.

The deepest underwater penguin dive is 1,772 feet by an Emperor Penguin

In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

To burn off one plain M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field.

Half of the 42 U.S. Presidents are of Irish descent

A quidnunc is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.

The linen bandages that were used to wrap Egyptian mummies averaged 1,000 yards in length.

Identity crisis? About 10% of Jewish households have Christmas Trees.

Queen Victoria used marijuana, to help relieve menstrual cramp pain

Ghandi had the most extras of any movie ever made with about 300,000 people. The German movie Kolberg is second with 187,000.

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