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There are over 15,000 different kinds of rice. The game of basketball was first played using a soccer ball and two peach baskets. Pound cake got its name from the original recipe which called for a pound of butter. Sun light can penetrate clean ocean water up to a depth of 73m (240 feet). The average lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years. Flushable toilets were in use in ancient Rome. Squirrels lose more than half of the nuts they hide. The word 'almost' is the longest in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. Over 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once a month. You can cut a pie into 8 pieces with only three cuts. reload more facts