In Korea, a child’s first birthday is the most important. In one part of the celebration, several items are placed on a table. The one that the baby picks up first is said to predict their future.
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About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!
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You share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world.
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The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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Blonde hair is not exclusive to Europeans. Melanesians of the south Pacific evolved a different gene for blonde hair.
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Up to the age of six or seven months a child can breathe and swallow at the same time. An adult cannot do this.
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In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed.
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