With 1 896 km (1 178 mi) the Yonge Street in Canada is the longest street in the world.
Gypsyis short for "Egyptian."
There's a Cereal Cafe in London where you can eat hundreds of different kinds of cereals from around the world.
Underweight models are banned in Israel to fight against anorexia.
The world's first underground park will be inaugurated in 2018 in New York.
A child dies every 8 seconds from contaminated water.
51% of Italians can't afford a vacation.
Freud never quit smoking despite having over 30 cancer surgeries because of it.
HP Printer black ink is more expensive than blood.
In 1938 Hitler was TIME Magazine's Man of the Year.
Russia is bigger than Pluto.
In 15 years of conquest Alexander The Great never lost a battle.
Agrizoophobia is the fear of wild animals.
Rudolf Diesel who invented the Diesel engine committed suicide in 1913 because he didn't think his invention would be successful.
Cigar and pipe smoking is every bit as dangerous as cigarette smoking and possibly even more dangerous.
No one has ever seen a giraffe swimming.
The world's smallest cat is called "Tinker Toy" and he's just 2.75 inches (7 cm) tall.
All of the bacteria in our body collectively weighs about 4 pounds.
The Statue of Liberty has a 35-foot (10 6m) waistline.
When You Fall in Love You Lose Two Close Friends.
Ignoramus: The grand jury used to write ignoramus on the back of indictments not found or not to be sent to court. This was often constructed as an indication of the stupidity of the jury hence its present meaning.
Most new cars fake engine noise through speakers. They are quite silent otherwise.
Dynamite is made with peanuts.
The great horned owl has no sense of smell.
Mexico has68 official languages.
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Night vision goggles are green because the human eye can differentiate more shades of green than any other color.
Benjamin Franklin was an advocate of "air baths" during which he would spend up to an hour reading or writing in his house completely naked.
Stephen Hawking's son once added swear words to his dad's voice synthesizer as a prank.
Norway is ranked as the country least likely to be affected by climate change. Chad is the most vulnerable.
There is a prison in Bolivia where inmates rent their own cells can live with their families charge tourists for tours and at one point produced almost all the cocaine in Bolivia.
In western Iran there's a viper with a fake spider for a tail.
Cleopatra was the first in the dynasty of Greek rulers of Egypt who could speak Egyptian.
Rain contains vitamin B12.
During his time as a Congressman and later as U.S. President John F Kennedy donated all of his salary to charity.
Leonardo Da Vinci designed an armored car a scythed chariot a pile driver a pulley a lagoon dredge and a flying ship.
The strongest muscle in proportion to its size in the human body is the tongue.
Internet Users Send 204 Million Emails Per Minute.
Fewer than half the world's cultures engage in romantic kissing a study found.
37% of the web is PORN
Coca Cola was originally green.
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