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The first atomic bomb dropped on Japan was on an airplane named Enola Gay.
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Diamonds are formed in the earth's crust at a depth of more than 200 km. It is only thanks to volcanic eruptions that diamonds are transported to depths within human reach. The average age of any diamond is about one and a half billion years.
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The strongest muscle of the human body, considering the size, is the tongue.
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Most Disney characters wear gloves to simplify animation.
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All Singapore residents over the age of 21 are automatically registered as organ donors. Failure will result in you being at the very bottom of the list if you need to transplant them yourself.
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Japan is the last country in the world to formally retain the title of Empire.
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One day, George Lucas needed help making some lockers for his house, and he hired a loser actor named Harrison Ford. While the work was going on, Lucas took a closer look at Ford and invited him to play a role in the film "American Graffiti" (1973). Thus began one of the most successful careers in Hollywood.
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A panther is not a separate animal, but the name of a biological genus that includes four species: lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars. The term "panther" is often used in relation to big cats of black color — this is a genetic variant of the color of leopards or jaguars, a manifestation of melanism.
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The heaviest gas is tungsten hexafluoride. Its density is so high that foam can float in it.
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In 1961, James Monaghan, co-founder of Domino's Pizza, exchanged 50% of the company's shares for a used Volkswagen from his brother Tom. Tom sold his own for $1 billion.
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More than 50 countries recognize English as the official language.
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Bees and wasps are able to detect explosives better than dogs. They can also detect cancers in humans.
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350 million years ago, the earth's landscape mostly consisted of six-meter-tall mushrooms.
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Thanks to 3D printing, NASA can send instruments to astronauts via email.
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Elephants, due to their anatomical
structure, cannot jump.
Humans are the only creatures on Earth who like spicy food.
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Experts from the Millman Center for Public Health at Columbia University have found that middle managers have the most difficult and nervous jobs.
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If powerful lightning strikes the surface of the earth, it can leave its mark — a hollow glass tube called fulgurite. Such a tube consists of silica (or sand) melted by the action of an electric lightning current. Fulgurites can go several meters deep into the ground, although it is very difficult to dig them out completely due to their fragility.
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In 1910, a criminal sentenced to death shouted into the crowd: "Drink Van Hutten's cocoa!" in exchange for a substantial sum from the cocoa producer for the heirs. This phrase got into all the newspapers, and sales increased dramatically.
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Koalas are not bears, but marsupials. They feed exclusively on eucalyptus leaves and never drink.
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A person's right lung holds more air than their left lung.
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Whale milk has 30-50% fat content and often has the consistency of toothpaste.
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The human brain does not process even 10% of the information it receives.
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The image of Santa Claus in a red suit and with a white beard is due to Coca-Cola's holiday advertising, which began in 1931.
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