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Women's hearts typically beat faster than men's hearts. Archimedes of Syracuse lived around the year 250 BC and played a large role in the history of geometry including a method for determining the volume of objects with irregular shapes. The little hole in some sinks that lets the water drain out instead of flowing is called a 'porcelator'. Dolphins sleep with one eye open. 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). A camel can shut its nostrils during a desert sandstorm. Your skull is made up of 29 different bones. A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel. Your head contains 22 bones. Elephants can smell water from miles away. reload more facts