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(That’s 7.5 cm long). Most of this iron is in the blood.

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The flags of 192 nations were analysed and in terms of appearance red if found the most followed by white, then blue. (Red 148, White 140, Blue 102).

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#Elvis had sandy-coloured, #blonde hair when younger and dyed it black as a teen.

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#Libertad (the #prison's name) – paradoxically means “Freedom” (in #Spanish) is located 50 km from #Montevideo.

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After over 7 hours and 19 mins (each round lasting three minutes) before the referee declared a "no contest" as both men having become too dazed and tired to come out of their corners.

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If #beavers didn't wear their teeth down on trees, their front gnashers would grow too long for them to eat properly!

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#MichaelJackson - The king of pop topped Forbes list of ‘The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2018’ after hauling in $400 million -mostly from the sale of his EMI Music Publishing stake.

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Someone actually took the time to figure out how many orange slices it would take to charge an iPhone. The final figure was 2,380 segments (or 595 oranges).

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On the other-side of the spectrum is the Blue Whale - who cannot even shift its own body weight (on land).

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#ants #bodybuilding

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That number is five million trillion trillion (five with 30 zeroes after it). There are far more #bacteria on earth than there are stars in the #universe.

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#germs #earth

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oil from #peanuts can be processed to produce glycerol, which can be used to make nitroglycerine, an explosive liquid used in #dynamite.

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@ShaunMorris10 Great knowledge of Barbies! ;)

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In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin.

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#Barbie #doll #toy

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There’s no limit to the sounds it can make. Chainsaws (which ironically threaten its habitat), beaten nails, car alarms, lasers, camera shutters and even human speech!

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#lyrebird #imitate

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The confusion may be due to the similarity of the two words in the Latin - the word evil in the tree's name is ‘mali’ (Genesis 2:17), the word apple in other places is ‘mala’.

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This rare occurrence happens when a season has an extra full moon, with 13 happening within the span of the year instead of 12.

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#bluemoon #moon #Blue

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Whilst #plasticbottles take around 450 years. #Glass bottles are one of the longest-lasting man-made materials.

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He finished in third place and would have won without the problem.

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#nascar #Monkeys

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In the 1920s, brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler launched a shoe company together - however following World War II they feel out and formed their own companies in 1948

#puma #adidas

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This is possible because they #breathe through tiny holes in their body. The #cockroach will eventually #die of #thirst - as without a head it cannot #drink.

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