Earth is an interesting sphere. its people can be extreme. History. Funfacts. Unknowns. Places and Lives

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You must have heard the saying, ‘the customer is always right!’ Did you know that is only half of it. The other half is, ‘in matters of taste.’ So the customer is always right, by virtue of his opinion, in what he likes. #funfacts
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Did you know that the famous Superhero landing pose, is actually a copy of the landing of Squirrels. All the squirrels are short of, are fancy costumes. #funfacts
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Did you know that Colgate had a difficult time marketing the product in Spanish speaking countries, as the word Cuelgate translates to ‘go hang yourself.’ Not a message that a depressed person wants to read first thing in the morning. #funfacts
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The oldest functioning aircraft in the world is a The Bleriot XI. It holds great historical significance as it was the aircraft that Louis Blériot used to make the first airplane flight across the English Channel on July 25, 1909. #funfacts #aviation
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Did you know that the town of Talkeetna, Alaska, had a cat as their mayor for 20 years. Stubbs, was an American cat who was mayor from July 1997 until his death in July 2017. Rumour has hit, Stubbs never put a paw wrong during his time in office. #funfacts #cats #history
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Over the years the Mona Lisa has had multiple foods thrown at it, as well as acid. Cream, Cake, Ice-cream, and yesterday, soup, by farmer protestors. She is covered by a glass these days, so she does not get damaged. #monalisa #history
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Did you know even though present day carrots are synonymous with the colour orange, prior to the 16th century, they were likely to be white, purple, red, & yellow. Presently, in certain parts of the world, you can still find these different colored carrots. #funfacts #history
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Did you know, The moon is slowly creeping away from Earth. Using the speed of light, scientists estimated that the moon is straying away from Earth by 3.8 cm per year. Roughly the rate at which fingernails grow. #funfacts #moonfacts
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Did you know, not all #Owls🦉 are Nocturnal. There are 250 Owl species and two of them are Diurnal. They feed during the day. Northern Hawk Owl & the Northern Pygmy Owl. #funfact
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Did you know, Black & White #Rhino are the same colour, Grey. The white rhino got its name from the Afrikaans word for wide (‘wyd’), referring to its wide, square lip. Black Rhinos have a pointy upper lip. Early English explorers mistook Wyd for White. #funfact #History
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Didn’t you know that the United States 🇺🇸 has invaded 84 out of the 195 countries on Earth and has been militarily involved with 191 of those throughout its #history #facts . Can America survive without #war?
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How many countries have #pyramids? 8. Egypt, Sudan, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru & Bolivia. Their purpose varied by culture & time period. They are used as tombs for rulers, religious sites, places of worship for deities. A unique #history for each. #funfacts
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The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. But did you know there are approximately 118 pyramids in Egypt. Will more are still be discovered? #funfacts #Egyptian #history
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How tall is the tallest tree in the world? The Hyperion reaches a staggering 379.1 feet high! Discovered in 2006 by Chris Atkins & Michael Taylor and confirmed by redwood expert Stephen Silett, it has quietly grown for an estimated 700-800 years. #funfacts #tallesttree
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What’s the difference between a Bovinophobe and a Galaphobe? A Bovinophobic person is afraid of cows whilst a Galaphobic person is afraid of its milk. #phobias #funfacts
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A man in Brazil, carved out a professional career in football, playing for over 10 clubs without actually playing a single game. Carlos Henrique Raposo, aka Carlos Kaiser managed to stay off the pitch & never kicked a ball, for any of his 13 teams between 1979 & 1992. #funfacts
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A miraculous incident took place in India, where an 80-year-old man, who was declared dead by doctors, came back to life after his ambulance hit a pothole so hard, it kickstarted his heart again. He is in hospital recovering #miracles
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Who is D. B. Cooper? An unidentified man who, in 1971, hijacked a plane, extorted a ransom, & parachuted away, disappearing without a trace. To date, his identity & whereabouts remain unknown. Cooper's daring heist is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in #aviationhistory
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Did you know the ‘O in ‘O clock means ‘Of the Clock.’ In other words when you say, ‘the time now is 6 ‘O clock’ you are saying it’s 6-of-the-clock. Indicating the relative position, on the clock, of the number. #funfact #time
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The painting of Lisa Gherandini Giocondo, better known as Mona Lisa, never reached its owner. Her husband, Francesco del Giocondo, a wealthy cloth merchant in Florence commissioned it in 1503, but never received it. Today it’s worth $980m. #History
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