The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
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Before making Finding Nemo, the animation gurus at Pixar Studios had to take a graduate class in fish biology and oceanography.
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