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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall, at 979 meters. This waterfall is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls.
Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village."
Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun.
Every year Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes, 1,000 of which measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale.
Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands
Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.
The Arctic Ocean covers an area of about 14,056,000 sq miles.
The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles.
The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796.
A rape is reported every six minutes in the United States.
In Israel, religious law forbids picking your nose on Sabbath.
India has a Bill of Rights for cows.
India is the world's largest democracy.
More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles.
The triangular shape that Toblerone chocolates are packaged in, is protected by law.
A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds.
About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.
Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue.
Constipation is caused when too much water is absorbed in the large intestine and the feces become dry.
Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion.
During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
Eating dandelions can make you urinate more.
Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 metres per second.
In a lifetime, an average driver will release approximately 912 pints of wind inside a car.
Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw.
Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans.
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