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Don’t you know that …Interesting facts in English!
Become a real Know-all with the help of
English!
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It's against the law to have a pet dog inIceland!
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Hummingbirds can't walk.4.
Mosquitoes prefer children to adults, blondesto brunettes.
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Dolphins are better adapted tothe sea than most fish.
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Most penguin chicks have fluffy feathers.7.
Whales do not drinkseawater; instead, they
extract water from their
food by metabolizing the
fat.
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Hippo milk is pink.9.
The octopus isconsidered to be the
smartest animal among
invertebrates
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Flamingos pee on theirlegs to cool themselves
off.
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Monkeys can grasp withboth their fingers and
their toes.
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The oldest goldfish is 41years old, named Fred.
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Bees can countto four.
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Black Whales are born white.15.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print isdifferent!
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The longest subway in theworld is the London
Underground, often
referred to as the “tube.” It
is the oldest too, having
begun in 1863.
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Milk was delivered inglass bottles until plastic
containers were
invented in 1964.
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Alcohol remains in thebody for up to six hours
after drinking.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.20.
The smaller the berry,the sweeter it is.
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The color of a chili will notindicate its degree of
spiciness. Usually the size
indicates the spiciness. The
smaller the chili or pepper,
the hotter it will be.
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Temperature can affect your appetite.23.
Lemons contain more sugar thanstrawberries!
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The rose family alsoincludes pears, apples,
cherries, plums, peaches,
apricots, and almonds
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Chewing gum whilepeeling onions will keep
you from crying.
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The onion is named after a Latin wordmeaning "large pearl".
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McDonald's is the world's largest distributorof toys!
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If you put a raisin into aglass of champagne, it'll
bounce up.
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A moth has no stomach.30.
Strawberries have more vitamin C in themthan oranges.
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Milk costs more thangasoline in many areas
of the United States.
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It takes about half a gallon of water to cookmacaroni, and about a gallon to clean the
pot.
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Tablecloths were originallymeant to serve as towels
with which guests wiped
their hands and mouths
after dinner
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Blueberry juice boosts memory.35.
The word "taxi" is spelled the same inEnglish, German, French, Swedish, Spanish
and Portuguese.
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There was no punctuation until the 15thcentury.
37.
"Almost" is the longestword in the English
language with all the letters
in alphabetical order.
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What is called a "French kiss" in the Englishspeaking world is known as an "English kiss" in
France.
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Most tulips have two tosix leaves, but a few
species can have up to 12
leaves.
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New York City was theU.S. capital from 1789 to
1790.
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The creator of the NIKESwoosh symbol was paid
only $35 for the design.
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Joanne Rowling is thefirst person to become a
billionaire (U.S. dollars)
by writing book
43.
It was illegal to sell E.T.dolls in France because
there is a law against
selling dolls without
human faces.
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Do you know the names of the threewise monkeys? They are: Mizaru (See no
evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and
Mazaru (Speak no evil).
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The color blue has a calmingeffect. It causes the brain to
release calming hormones.
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The roar that we hear when we placea seashell next to our ear is not the
ocean, but rather the sound of blood
surging through the veins in the ear.
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The Mercedes-Benzmotto is “Das Beste oder
Nichts” meaning “the
best or nothing”.
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It takes about 20 secondsfor a red blood cell to
circle the whole body.
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Jimmy Carter was thefirst president who was
born in a hospital.
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Women’s hearts beatfaster than male hearts.
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Sunflowers are able tosoak up radiation.
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Wearing yellow makes you look bigger oncamera; green, smaller.
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Approximately one-third of the populationcan't snap their fingers!
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In Eastern Africa you can buy banana beer.This beer is brewed from bananas.
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When you walk down a steep hill, thepressure on your knees is equal to three times
your body weight.
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85% of the population can curl their tongueinto a tube.
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Attics were invented in Attica.attic - чердак
Attica - Аттика (округ в современной Греции с центром
в Афинах)
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The word "salary" comes from "salt!" Salt,our oldest preservative, was extremely rare
in the past. So rare, in fact, that it was often
used as pay.
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During a lifetime the average person eatsabout 35 tonnes of food.
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Just 3% of all pregnant women will givebirth to twins.
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The E-mail is older than the World WideWeb.
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Ellis Island served as an immigration stationfrom 1892 to 1954. More than 12 million
immigrants entered the United States
through Ellis Island.
63.
Sweden is a country with the highestpercentage of Internet users (75%).
64.
One of every 8 married couples in the US lastyear met online.
65.
The Canary Islands were not named after abird called the canary. They were named
after a breed of dogs!
66.
IKEA shops aredeliberately set out to
confuse people
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Tetris was created andprogrammed by Alexey
Pajitnov in June 1985 in
the Soviet Union in
Moscow
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90 percent ofall e-mail is
spam
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Nearly 30% of NBAplayers have tattoos
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The Great Wall of Chinais not seen from the
space.
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The word "galaxy" comesfrom the Greek word for
milk, "gala".
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The feminine version of“Dude” is “Dudine”.
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Switzerland has notbeen involved in a
war since 1515.