Random Interesting Facts

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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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    Smell After Rain
    Smell After Rain
    The distinctive smell in the air after it has been raining is caused by bacteria called 'actinomycetes'.
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    People Who Blush Are More Generous and Trustworthy
    According to the University of California, people who blush easily are more generous and trustworthy than those who don't.
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    The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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    In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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    Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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