By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
19
Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
21
The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
31
A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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In ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
3
It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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