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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People in parts of Western China put salt in their tea instead of sugar.
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A chance of a woman having twins is increased after the age of 35. About 1 in 27 women will give birth to twins after this age. After 50 the chances of having twins is 1 in 9.
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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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Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War.
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Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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Nearly 30% of female lottery winners hide their winning ticket in their bras.
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There are actually seven different types of twins: Identical, Fraternal, Mirror-Image, Polar Body (Half Identical), Mixed Chromosome, Superfecundation, and Superfetation.
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