A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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