On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag
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Gorilla gorilla gorilla is the scientific name for the animal gorilla
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Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from producing tears
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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When a giraffe is born, it has to fall around six feet to the ground.
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There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon
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The first known heart medicine was discovered in an English garden. In 1799, physician John Ferriar noted the effect of dried leaves of the common foxglove plant, digitalis purpurea, on heart action. Still used in heart medications, digitalis slows the pulse and increases the force of heart contractions and the amount of b lood pumped per heartbeat.
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In 24 hrs. an average healthy human breathes 23,000 times.
