When George Washington died, Napoleon Bonaparte of France gave a personal eulogy and ordered a ten day mourning period for France.
Mosquito statue
The world’s largest statue of a mosquito is a roadside attraction in
Komarno, Manitoba, the Mosquito Capital of Canada. Sculpted in 1984, it
is made of steel and has a wingspan of 15 feet.
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seen to represent, fortune, honesty, happiness and virility.
Ducks have three eyelids. The normal top and bottom, as well as a third
that’s found on the side of the eye. The third eyelid is clear and acts
like goggles would for a human.
The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”.
Donkeys and horses are often crossbred. The baby of a female horse and a male donkey is known as Mule.
Jellyfish Lake in the Philippines contains more than 13 million jellyfish.
9 percent of American women will suffer from anorexia in their lifetime.
After the release of the 1996 film Scream, which involved an anonymous killer calling and murdering his victims, Caller ID usage tripled in the United States.
In latest years, tourist attractions in Brazil's shanty cities, or "favelas" have become famous. The colorful Santa Marta in Rio de Janeiro, which was visited by people like Michael Jackson, Madonna and Beyonce, is among the most well-known.
Researches have found that flossing your teeth can help your memory. Flossing prevents gum disease, which prevents stiff blood vessels, which cause memory issues.