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❓ The city of Los Angeles was originally part of Mexico.
❓ Giant bamboo is the tallest grass species in the world
❓ Coffee was banned in Italy during the 16th century for being considered "Satanic.”
❓ The world’s most expensive coffee is made from beans digested and excreted by elephants.
❓ The Beatles were the first band to perform a concert broadcast live via satellite.
❓ Elvis Presley only ever performed in North America.
❓ Beethoven was completely deaf when he composed his 9th Symphony.
❓ The song “Happy Birthday to You” was once copyrighted, and you had to pay royalties to use it publicly.
❓ The country of Liechtenstein has no airports and only one train station.
❓ Japan has a train station with no entrance or exit, built only for passengers to admire the scenery.
❓ There is a town in the United States where mail is delivered by mule.
❓ The world’s shortest commercial flight is between two islands in Scotland, lasting just 90 seconds.
❓ The equator is the hottest part of the Earth because it’s closest to the sun.
❓ The Earth is not a perfect sphere.
❓ The character “Mario” first appeared in the game Super Mario Bros.
❓ The first video game ever created was Pong.
❓ There are more pubs in Ireland per capita than in any other country.
❓ Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump.
❓ A snail can sleep for up to three years at a time.
❓ The heaviest naturally occurring element on Earth is uranium.
❓ Jaguars have the strongest bite of the animal kingdom.
❓ The Amazon River carries more water than any other river in the world.
❓ Cristiano Ronaldo has never won a UEFA Champions League title.
❓ Britney Spears was the youngest artist to ever have a number-one album on the Billboard 200.
❓ The song "Happy Birthday" is the most sung song in the world.
❓ Madonna holds the record for the most number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
❓ Liverpool has more Grade II listed buildings than any other UK city outside of London.
❓ The Royal Mile in Edinburgh is exactly one mile long.
❓ The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car model of all time.
❓ Some Sharks need to keep swimming to stay alive.
❓ Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
❓ White chocolate is technically not chocolate.
❓ Tomatoes were once considered poisonous in Europe.
❓ The Suez Canal was completed in the 20th century.
❓ The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, marking the end of the Cold War.
❓ Tiger Woods has won more golf majors than any other player in history.
❓ Basketball was invented in Canada.
❓ Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world.
❓ Switzerland is a member of the European Union.
❓ Russia spans 11 time zones.
❓ Brazil is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.
❓ Cats can’t taste sweet flavors.
❓ “Game of Thrones” holds the record for the most Emmy Awards won by a TV series.
❓ The term "binge-watching" originated with Netflix.
❓ The first television broadcast was in color.
❓ The first computer virus was created in the 1980s.
❓ Bluetooth technology was named after a Viking king.
❓ Frozen fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than fresh ones.
❓ Drinking eight glasses of water a day is essential for good health.
❓ Eating late at night causes weight gain.
❓ A penny dropped from the Empire State Building can kill someone.
❓ You swallow eight spiders a year in your sleep.
❓ Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.
❓ The color red makes bulls angry.
❓ An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
❓ The Earth's core is as hot as the surface of the sun.
❓ Water is the only substance that exists naturally in all three states—solid, liquid, and gas.
❓ Humans only use 10% of their brain.
❓ Musicians have better brain connectivity than non-musicians.
❓ Listening to classical music can make babies smarter.
❓ The Godfather (1972) was directed by Martin Scorsese.
❓ "Friends" was mainly filmed in New York City.
❓ "The Simpsons" is the longest-running animated scripted TV series in history.
❓ The Nile River carries more water than any other river in the world.
❓ Africa is the continent with the most countries.
❓ The fax machine was invented before the telephone.
❓ Bubble gum was originally gray.
❓ The "Q" in Q-tips stands for "quality.”
❓ The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world.
❓ The hashtag symbol (#) is also called an octothorpe.
❓ Coca-Cola was originally green.
❓ Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper.
❓ A 29th of February occurred in 1900.
❓ The inventor of the matchstick died after accidentally ingesting one of his own matches
❓ The Great Fire of London killed over 10,000 people
❓ The first person convicted of speeding was going 8 mph.
❓ The original London Bridge is now located in the United States.
❓ The United States has no official language.
❓ The Statue of Liberty was originally intended for England.
❓ Sharks are older than trees.
❓ There is enough gold in Earth’s core to coat the planet in a 1.5-foot-thick layer.
❓ Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.
❓ You can only fold a piece of paper seven times, no matter the size.
❓ There is a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal.
❓ Bats are blind.
❓ The human nose can detect more than 1 trillion different scents.
❓ The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.
❓ Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth from base to summit.
❓ A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance.”
❓ The Great Pyramid of Giza was originally covered in smooth white limestone.
❓ Bees can recognize human faces
❓ Napoleon Bonaparte was extremely short
❓ The Pacific Ocean is wider than the moon.
❓ Humans share approximately 50% of their DNA with bananas
❓ The Eiffel Tower can grow taller in summer.
❓ Chameleons change color to blend in with their surroundings.
❓ A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
❓ The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes.
❓ Ablutophobia is the fear of bathing.
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