Random Interesting Facts

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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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    Raccoon Dog
    Raccoon Dog
    The raccoon dog is a wild animal in East Asia which looks like a raccoon but is actually a dog.
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    Yucatán Name
    Yucatán Name
    The Mexican state of Yucatán was named so after a misunderstanding when the Spaniards arrived and asked the locals what they called the place. The locals replied "Yucatan" which means "I don’t understand you" in their native tongue.
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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    There is no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.
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    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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    IMDb is one of the oldest websites on the internet, and began on Usenet in 1990 as a list of "actresses with beautiful eyes".
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    Larry Walters
    Larry Walters
    Larry Walters tied 45 balloons to his lawn chair and rose to 15,000 feet.
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