Pumbaa from "The Lion King" was the first character to fart in a Disney movie.
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The Aztecs were the first to serve chocolate as a drink. They also mixed it with hot chili pepper to make it really 'hot'.
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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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A group of ferrets is called a business.
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Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are more likely to harbor bacteria than wood ones. New plastic boards are easier to clean, but ones with cuts are nearly impossible to completely disinfect, whereas wood ones absorb and kill bacteria, regardless of age or use.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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