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The Hawaiian alphabet only contains 12 letters:

a, e, i, o, u, h, k, l, m, n, p and w.

When first constructed around 2500 BC, the pyramids were paper white, smooth as glass and topped with golden capstones.

WHEN AN ARMADILLO IS FRIGHTENED IT JUMPS STRAIGHT INTO THE AIR.

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The number zero was invented in India by Indian mathematicians as early as the 5th century.

VENUS IS THE ONLY PLANET THAT ROTATES CLOCKWISE.

At 136 degrees Fahrenheit, Azizia in Libya is the hottest place on earth.

A QUARTER HAS 119 GROOVES AROUND THE EDGE.

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A new book is published every 13 minutes in the United States.

IN 1952 ALBERT EINSTEIN DECLINED THE PRESIDENCY OF ISRAEL WHEN IT WAS OFFERED TO HIM BY STATE LEADERS.

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Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the United States.

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