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37%of adults in Africa are illiterate.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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While most penguins are monogamous, they spend most of their year apart.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Tigers were declared extinct in Cambodia in 2016.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Venezuela had the world's highest inflation rate in 2015 with over 141%.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Cockroaches have a much higher radiation resistance than vertebrates, with the lethal dose perhaps 6 to 15 times that for humans.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Cocaine has a small number of accepted medical uses such as numbing and decreasing bleeding during nasal surgery.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Towards the end of his life, Christopher Columbus produced a "Book of Prophecies," in which his career as an explorer is interpreted in the light of Christian eschatology and of apocalypticism.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Uranus' axis of rotation is tilted sideways, so its north and south poles lie where most other planets have their equators.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The chlorine in swimming pools isn't what causes red eyes. It is the chlorine binding to the bacteria in the water.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Winds howl across Venus at super-fast speeds that can reach 450 mph (724 kph) in its middle cloud layer.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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White tigers are prone to having crossed eyes (strabismus).♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Zippers became popular during the Great Depression, because buttons were considered too costly.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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As recently as 2012, new stretches of the Great Wall of China have been discovered around the border of present day Mongolia.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The stones at Machu Picchu fit so tightly together that not even a knife's blade could fit between them.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Spotted hyenas sometimes scavenge, but, contrary to popular belief, they kill 95% of their food.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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About 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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It is estimated that 25–30% of suicides are accompanied by a note.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The largest free rock concert ever had 4.2 million people. It was held by Rod Stewart in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The First YouTube Video was uploaded in April 2005, featuring its co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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While most of the Amazon rainforest is in Brazil (60%), it's also in Peru (13%), Colombia (10%), Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and three countries.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The "Territorio De Zaguates" (Land of the Strays) in Costa Rica is a huge no-kill dog shelter where you can hike for free with the dogs.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Of the 8 species of bears, the polar bear is mostly carnivorous, the giant panda feeds almost entirely on bamboo and the remaining six species are omnivorous with varied diets.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There is a secret swimming pool in the Mojave Desert that anyone who finds it can use.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship to avoid paying US$700 million in taxes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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7% to 10% of Arabs are Christians.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The four highest mountains on Earth, Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga and Lhotse, were first scaled in 1953, 54, 55, and 56.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The demand for currency was so low during the Great Depression, the U.S. mint halted the production of nickels between 1932-33.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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If it were a country, California would be the 8th economy in the world and the 35th most populous.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Brazil has been the largest producer of coffee for the last 150 years.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In Islam, the Bible is considered a revelation from God which had been corrupted by men. The Qur'an from Muhammad came to correct this deviation.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
