- French fries are originally from Belgium.
- Russia and the United States of America are less than 3 miles apart.
- Sesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
- The game of Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920.
- New York was once called New Amsterdam.
- Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
- Sea otters hold each other's paws while sleeping so they don't drift apart.
- Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world’s freshwater.
- Ants won't cross a chalk line.
- Each year, the Moon moves away from Earth by about four centimeters.
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