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fixer The word ‘quarantine’ derives from the Venetian dialect of Italian and the words ‘quaranta giorni’, meaning ‘forty days’. This is because when it was discovered that ships were infested with plague-carrying rats they were made to sit at anchor outside Venice’s city walls for forty days before coming ashore.

The word ‘quarantine’ derives from the Venetian dialect...

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fixer Summer on Uranus lasts one long day, which is equivalent to 42 Earth years.

Summer on Uranus lasts one long day, which is equivalent...

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fixer When Pink Floyd designed the “Animals” album cover, the inflatable pig tied to the power station broke free, causing Heathrow Airport to cancel all their flights.

When Pink Floyd designed the “Animals” album cover, the...

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fixer The early years of Picasso – he had to burn his own paintings for warmth in his freezing Paris apartment.

The early years of Picasso – he had to burn his own paintings...

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fixer Over 100 million copies of the Bible are sold each year.

Over 100 million copies of the Bible are sold each year.

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fixer Residents of Churchill, Canada leave their cars unlocked to offer an escape for pedestrians who might encounter polar bears.

Residents of Churchill, Canada leave their cars unlocked...

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fixer The word 'bride' comes from an old Proto-Germanic word meaning 'to cook'.

The word 'bride' comes from an old Proto-Germanic word...

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fixer Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from...

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fixer Bob Marley was buried with a stalk of marijuana, his red Gibson Les Paul guitar, and a Bible.

Bob Marley was buried with a stalk of marijuana, his red...

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fixer Smoking cigarettes has been linked to developing gray hair before the age of 30.

Smoking cigarettes has been linked to developing gray hair...

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fixer Watching horror movies can burn more calories than any other genre. The increase in heart rates and adrenaline means more calories burned.

Watching horror movies can burn more calories than any...

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fixer Intelligent people have more traces of copper and zinc in their hair.

Intelligent people have more traces of copper and zinc...

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fixer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 23 original concertos for piano and orchestra.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 23 original concertos for...

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fixer It rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter.

It rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter.

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fixer That Earth has had 5 mass extinctions, and we are currently in the 6th.

That Earth has had 5 mass extinctions, and we are currently...

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fixer If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.

If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576...

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fixer You have 0.5% chance of being related to Genghis Khan.

You have 0.5% chance of being related to Genghis Khan.

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fixer Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the building of the Great Pyramid.

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than...

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fixer The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona, Spain, but the project was rejected.

The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona,...

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fixer The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving.

The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving.

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Did You Know? Ornithophobia is the fear of birds

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Did You Know? Siderodromophobia is the fear of trains

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Did You Know? Tachophobia is the fear of speed

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Did You Know? Zoophobia is the fear of animals

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Did You Know? A lions feed once every 3 to 4 days

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Did You Know? Lion‘s can‘t roar until the age of 2

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Did You Know? An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet

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Did You Know? You have over 600 muscles

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Did You Know? All owls lay white eggs

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Did You Know? Mapping is older than writing

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Did You Know? The bigger the orange the sweeter sweeter it is

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Did You Know? From space the brightest man made place is las vegas

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Did You Know? Sesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words

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Did You Know? Triscadecaphobia is the fear of the number 13

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Did You Know? The world‘s most expensive spice is saffron

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Did You Know? The corkscrew was invented in 1890

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Did You Know? Albert einstein never knew how to drive a car

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Did You Know? After you?ve eaten it takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest

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Did You Know? The human eye blinks over 4,200,000 times a year

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Did You Know? The little hole in some sinks that lets the water drain out instead of flowing is called a ‘porcelator‘

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Did You Know? The original name of bank of america was bank of italy

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Did You Know? The winter of 1932 was so cold that niagara falls froze over completely

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Did You Know? There are 2 credit cards for every person in the us

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Did You Know? 40% of amsterdam commuters get to work by bicycle

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Did You Know? $30 of raw popcorn translates into $3,000 in sales at movie theaters

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Did You Know? A person produces enough saliva to fill 2 average size swimming pools during their lifetime

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Did You Know? The average person sheds .7kg (1.5 pounds) of skin each year

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Did You Know? The average woman will consume over 2.7kg (6 pounds) of lipstick in their lifetime

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Did You Know? The human body creates 2,500,000 new red blood cells every second

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Did You Know? A soap bubble is 10,000 times thinner than the average human hair

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Did You Know? The tentacles of the giant arctic jellyfish can reach 36.6 meters (120 feet)

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Did You Know? The only letter which doesn‘t appear in the periodic table is j

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Did You Know? October the 10th is national metric day

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Did You Know? The dishwasher was invented in 1889

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Did You Know? The wristwatch was invented in 1904

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Did You Know? Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man

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Did You Know? When hydrogen burns in the air water is formed

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Did You Know? Due to gravitational effects you weigh is slightly less when the moon is directly overhead

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Did You Know? If you could drive to the sun at a speed of 88.5 km/h (55 mp/h) it would take around 193 years

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Did You Know? Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe (75%)

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Did You Know? The moon is 27% the size of the earth

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Did You Know? The center of the sun is approximately 15 million c (27 million f)

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Did You Know? Sun light can penetrate clean ocean water up to a depth of 73m (240 feet)

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Did You Know? Cheetahs can accelerate from 0 to 70 km/h (43mp/h) in 3 seconds

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Did You Know? An astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space (the cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity)

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Did You Know? There are over 97,000 km (60,000 miles) of blood vessels in the average person

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