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The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots). Tiger shark embryos begin attacking each other in their mother's womb before they are even born. Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space. Mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes. The D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for District of Columbia. The fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots). The average cow produces 40 glasses of milk a day. There are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown. Americans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year. Greyhounds can see better than any other dog breed. reload more facts