Who Knew? Some Fun Facts
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According to Scientific American, it's a single cell microbe. Fascinating!
What a Newfound Kingdom Means for the Tree of Life
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The Unknown Child refers to the initially unidentified body of Sidney Leslie Goodwin, a 19-month-old British toddler who was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett after the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Wikipedia
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For fun I asked Bing to show me some "crazy facts. Here is it's answer. 
Here are some crazy facts that might surprise you:
Here are some crazy facts that might surprise you:
- You typically only breathe out of one nostril at a time1.
- The term “vegetable” has no scientific value1.
- More people drown in fresh water than in salt water1.
- Your brain uses up around 20 percent of your body’s blood and oxygen1.
- There’s a company that turns dead bodies into an ocean reef2.
- The name “bonobo” resulted from a misspelling2.
- There is an annual Coffee Break Festival2.
- You can buy a flying bicycle2.
- Dolphins sleep with one eye open2.
- Vacuum cleaners were originally horse-drawn2.
- The largest padlock in the world weighs 916 pounds2.
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Japan has a sociological phenomena known as Hikikomori, in which there is an estimated 1 million Japanese who choose to completely isolate themselves from society.
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If someone tells you they're "sweating like a pig" you might want to point out to them (if you're that sort of person) that if they were being biologically accurate, that would mean they were not sweating at all. Swine are born without sweat glands, so when they need to cool off, their only option tends to be to find a cool puddle of mud they can roll around in.
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Great source, thanks PacoFor fun I asked Bing to show me some "crazy facts. Here is it's answer.
Here are some crazy facts that might surprise you:
I hope you found these facts interesting!
- You typically only breathe out of one nostril at a time1.
- The term “vegetable” has no scientific value1.
- More people drown in fresh water than in salt water1.
- Your brain uses up around 20 percent of your body’s blood and oxygen1.
- There’s a company that turns dead bodies into an ocean reef2.
- The name “bonobo” resulted from a misspelling2.
- There is an annual Coffee Break Festival2.
- You can buy a flying bicycle2.
- Dolphins sleep with one eye open2.
- Vacuum cleaners were originally horse-drawn2.
- The largest padlock in the world weighs 916 pounds2.
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JBR
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Yes, but couldn't that fact account for the expression?... that the expression implies the apparent custom of some of the slobbier members of our human species?If someone tells you they're "sweating like a pig" you might want to point out to them (if you're that sort of person) that if they were being biologically accurate, that would mean they were not sweating at all. Swine are born without sweat glands, so when they need to cool off, their only option tends to be to find a cool puddle of mud they can roll around in.
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Future generations may learn that for themselves.
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holy cow!
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Tennis players can be fined up to $20,000 for swearing while playing at Wimbledon.
It doesn’t stop there, though. If players swear once before or during a match, they’re fined and given a warning. The second time it happens in one match, they may lose a point.On the third, they may lose a game. Then, finally, they can lose the whole match if they swear four times!
