If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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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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