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12-27-2022, 02:57 AM
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he grizzly bear is the state animal of California...
The early version of this flag was created in the 1800s, but this big beast hasn't been spotted in the state since it was witnessed wandering around Yosemite in 1924. A bear walking around in a forest 
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12-27-2022, 02:58 AM
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The bowler hat wasn't invented to be fancy
This hat was originally intended to protect people's heads from branches when they rode on horses. It's called a Bowler hat because the prototype was designed by Thomas Bowler in the mid 1800s. A person dressed in a suit and bowler hat
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12-27-2022, 03:19 AM
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The giant squid has the biggest eyes of all
Both giant (and colossal) squid have the biggest eyes in the animal kingdom - up to 25cm across, so about the size of a frisbee! The reason they have such big eyes is to help them see in the pitch black of the deep ocean. A giant squid and a lobster
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12-27-2022, 02:24 PM
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You tend to breathe out of one nostril at a time
Don't worry, it's part of the nasal cycle. Some scientists say that this is to keep each nostril from drying out and make it easier to detect different smells quicker. Teamwork makes the nose work. Putting your finger up your nose is gross, though.
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12-28-2022, 03:58 AM
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Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine chapel
While it's regarded as a masterpiece, Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine chapel in Vatican City so much, he wrote a poem about it. In a letter to Giovanni da Pistoia, he moaned: 'My brush, above me all the time, dribbles paint so my face makes a fine floor for droppings!' The Sistine chapel
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12-28-2022, 02:29 PM
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Avocados are social media stars
In the summer 2017, over 3 million photos of avocados smashed into a piece of toast were uploaded onto Instagram. Every day. Avocados on toast
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01-02-2023, 02:31 AM
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'OMG' was first used in a letter written in 1917
This isn't a new way of texting. This acronym was first used during the First World War by an admiral named John Arbuthnot Fisher. In a letter to Winston Churchill dated 9/9/17, he wrote "I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis – O.M.G. (Oh! My God!) – Shower it on the Admiralty!" Churchill responded with a sarcastic 'LOL'. Maybe. Probably not, actually.
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01-04-2023, 02:10 PM
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The longest boxing match lasted over 7 hours
In 1893, Andy Bowen and Jack Burke had a boxing match in New Orleans, Louisiana and it felt like it would never end. The bout lasted 110 rounds and took seven hours and 19 minutes – it was declared a draw. What a waste of everyone's time! A boxer and a cheetah referee in a boxing ring
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01-07-2023, 01:47 PM
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The Bayeux Tapestry maybe wasn't made in France
The Bayeux Tapestry is a 70-metre long piece which depicts how William the Conqueror's army emerged victorious at the Battle of Hastings. For a long time, it was thought to have been made in Bayeux, Normandy, France where it is currently on display, but historians suggest it could have been stitched in Canterbury. Battle of Hastings Bayeux tapestry
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01-11-2023, 11:47 AM
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Pigs have more teeth than humans
Our porky pals have a whopping 44 teeth: incisors, canines, premolars and molars. Their canine teeth are big and pointy and have a powerful bite, like a large dog. Humans have 32 teeth. You win the teeth competition, pigs!
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