In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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The widow of the inventor of the Winchester rifle built a house with mazes and dead-end staircases to confuse the ghosts of the people who were killed by her husband's rifles.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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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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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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Giant Anteaters' front legs look like a panda.
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Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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