- Pearls melt in vinegar.
- The average human brain contains around 78% water.
- The average person will consume 100 tons of food and 45,424 liters (12,000 gallons) of water in their lifetime.
- The past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'.
- A lions feed once every 3 to 4 days.
- Ancient Romans thought strawberries could cure bad breath and chronic fainting.
- You can smell a skunk 1.6km (1 mile) away.
- The tiny pocket in jeans was made for pocket watches.
- Akousticophobia is the fear of noises.
- There are more fake than real flamingos.
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