Did You Know?

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By Christopher Peculiar 

Did you know that chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects their heart and nervous system?


Did you know that when the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less?


Did you know that Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand?


Did you know that no two people have ever been found to have the same fingerprints, not even identical twins?


Did you know that the brain engages in a constant process of self-consumption called “phagocytosis”?


Did you know that anger can actually boost creativity, leading to more unique ideas and faster brainstorming?


Did you know that crocodiles do not die of old age, because they do not age biologically. Instead they die of starvation or diseases?


Did you know that North Korea and Cuba are the only places where you can't buy Coca cola?


Did you know that the longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long, “Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu” . It's a Hill situated in the North Island, New Zealand?


Did you know that France is the most visited country in the world attracting more international tourists than any other nation?


Did you know that the Atacama Desert in Chile is actually the driest desert in the world, not Sahara desert, with some areas receiving as little as 0.01 inches of rainfall per year!?


Did you know that a butterfly can't fly if its body temperature is less than 35 degrees? Hence they are efficient heat seekers.


Did you know that the human eye can distinguish between over 10 million different colors?


Did you know that a group of owls is called a parliament as they have long been considered to be of a wise disposition?


Did you know that Elephants can hear each other from miles away? Elephants have a highly developed sense of hearing and can communicate with each other over long distances.


Did you know that the longest recorded lightning bolt lasted 768 kilometers (477.4 miles) and was observed over the southern United States?




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