People with light eye colors (like blue, green or grey) have a higher alcohol tolerance.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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