30 facts you probably didn't know about the world - Find out some unusual and funny facts about our world!

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Pigs - You've heard the expression 'Sweating like a pig', but it turns out that pigs don't sweat!

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Inventions - Yo-yo's weren't originally intended to be toys, but to be used as weapons...

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Films - The sound of E.T.'s footsteps in the Steven Spielberg's famous 1982 film were made with gelatin!

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Foot - Nearly one quarter of all number of bones in our body are found in our feet.

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Flight - The longest ever recorded flight for a chicken is 13 seconds.

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Boardgames - After each player makes three moves in a game of chess, there are 121 million possible ways the game could go.

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Utensils - The first toaster was made in 1893, roughly twenty years before a bread slicer was created.

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Windows - Did you know it was impossible to create a folder named 'Con' on a Windows computer?

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McDonalds - McDonalds is the largest toy distributor in the world.

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The Ocean - In the depths of the ocean there is 200 times more gold than what has been extracted in the history of humankind.

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Swans - Did you know that all the swans in England belong to the Queen?

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Lightbulbs - The oldest lightbulb in the world has been working since 1901.

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Scissors - Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors.

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The Human Body - Frowning burns more calories than smiling.

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Ostriches - The eyes of an ostrich are bigger than it's brain.

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Space - There are more stars in space than grains of sand on the Earth.

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Polvo - Octopuses have three hearts.

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Zebras - Zebra's have black skin under their stripey coats.

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Sharks - If sharks flip upside-down, they will enter into a coma.

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The Eiffel Tower - The iconic Parisien tower grows 15cm taller during the summer.

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Honey - Honey is the only food that never expires.

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Cows - Cows can climb stairs, but they can't descend them.

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The Nepalese Flag - Nepal is the only country that has a flag which is not rectangular or square.

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Lions - A lion's roar can be heard up to 8km away.

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Guitars - Guitar strings were once made with a kind of cord called 'catgut', which was made from the intestines of different animals.

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Snails - Snails can sleep for 3 years.

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Coca-Cola - Without all the artificial coloring, Coca-Cola would be green.

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Flags - Red is the most prominent color across all the flags in the world.

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Giraffes - Giraffes survive on very little sleep. Anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours is enough for them!

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Mount Everest - The world's largest mountain grows roughly 4 millimeters every year.

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