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The primary reason for growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings (rice can grow in well drained areas). Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day. Only female mosquitoes bite. Banana plants are the largest plants without a woody stem (they belong to the same family as lilies, orchids and palms). The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today. The most common disease is tooth decay. An octopus pupil is rectangular. Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands. The US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states). The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over completely. reload more facts