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Americans consume over 10 billion bowls of soup each year. Whales have the slowest metabolism of all animals. In the 17th century Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler made important discoveries relating to planetary motion and orbits. The longest word that can be typed using only our right hand is 'lollipop'. A lobsters blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue. There are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous). Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962. 1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph). Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. Spain's largest source of income is from tourism. reload more facts