Health & Body
10 Facts About the Human Heart
The average heart beats 80 times a minute! This adds up to around 115,000 times a day, or 42 million times a year.
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Math
Twenty-Nine Facts About the Number 29
On July 29, 2005, astronomers announced their discovery of Eris - a dwarf planet that orbits the Sun directly.
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Animals
Bumblebee Bat Facts – The World’s Smallest Bat
The Bumblebee Bat is found in areas in Sai Yok National Park, in the Kanchanaburi Province of western Thailand.
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Space
15 Facts You Didn’t Know About Venus
Venus and Mercury are the only planets within our Solar System that do not have any moons orbiting them.
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Animals
20 Super Facts About Sheep You Wouldn’t Baa-lieve
Did you know that around 8% of all male sheep are attracted to the same gender?
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Animals
10 Interesting Facts About Ducks
A jet plane over Nevada once struck a Mallard at an altitude of 21,000 feet.
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Space
The Aurora UFO Incident
Did you know that in spring 1897, many reports were made of a UFO heading north which apparently crashed in Aurora, Texas?
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Animals
20 Interesting Facts About Reindeer
Did you know that reindeer have been domesticated for human use since the Bronze and Iron Ages?
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Animals
25 Funky Facts About Turkeys
Did you know that a male turkey is called a stag? The female is a hen, and their chicks are known as poult.
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Food & Drink
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Christmas Day?
87% of British people believe that Christmas would not be the same without a traditional roast turkey.
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Sports & Games
Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Statistics
In Texas Hold-Em Poker the odds of making a royal flush hand is only 649,739 to 1.
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Physics
How Much Does A Shadow Weigh?
Did you know that shadows themselves don’t weigh anything, but the object the shadow appears on weighs less?
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