What are some interesting random facts?

 

• A group of unicorns is called a blessing. 
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• Rats cannot vomit or burp or experience heartburn. 
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• Japan installed special ‘tunnels’ beneath railway tracks to prevent turtles from being struck by trains.
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• The word sarcasm comes from the Greek word, sarkazein, which means “to tear flesh like a dog.” 
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• At least a dozen camels were disqualified from a beauty competition in Saudi Arabia because they received Botox injections to make them look more attractive. 
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• There are an estimated 400,000 types of plants on earth and at least half of them are edible, yet humans only eat 200 species. 
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• If you spent one day on each of the islands of The Philippines, it would take you almost 21 years to visit all of them. 
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• Removing trays from college dining halls reduces waste by almost 20 percent. 
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• Pepperidge Farm produces over 140 billion Goldfish crackers each year. 
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• Dogs have musical tastes and tend to prefer reggae and soft rock. 
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• Hawaii tried to pass a law raising the legal smoking age to 100. ‘
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• France holds the record for having the most time zones. The country has 12 different time zones, whereas Russia and the United States only have 11. 
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• Seahorses do not have stomachs and must eat almost constantly to get nutrients. 
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• The human nose has about 400 scent receptors that can detect at least 1 trillion different scents. 
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• Dead people can get goosebumps (the little bumps you get when it’s cold) thanks to muscle contractions during rigor mortis. 
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