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The Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense. 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). Out of the 250+ known species of shark only 18 are known to be dangerous to man. An area of the Suns surface to the equivalent of a postage stamp would shine with the brightness of over 1,500,000 candles. New born babies have 350 bones (by age 5 the amount of bones merges to 206). African elephants only have 4 teeth. A woodpeckers tongue can wrap around its head twice. New York was once called New Amsterdam. A housefly hums in the key of F. Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January. reload more facts