"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
It takes more than 500 years for a disposable diaper to decompose.
It is considered rude to tip in Iceland.
The word Squircle (s-qu-er-cul) is actually a word meaning a Square Circle. Its just a square with rounded edges!!
President Jimmy Carter is said to be able to speed read at the rate of 2,000 words per minute.
Jet lag was once called boat lag before jets even existed.
Using recent statistics, the most shoplifted item of food is cheese.
Big Ben isn't actually a clock tower in London. It is a bell inside the clock tower.
Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
Without insulin type 1 diabetics would starve to death no matter how much food they eat.
The chicken is the closest living relative to the T-Rex.
It is unlawful to sit on the floor anywhere in the US Capitol building. It is considered to be protesting.
The car company "Volvo" is Latin for "I roll" which is a fitting name for a car company.
The definition of a calorie is the energy needed to raise one cubic centimeter of water one degree Celsius.
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
The aorta of a blue whale is big enough for the average grown man to fit inside it.
Hippos get sunburned very easily, that's why they spend so much time in the water.
Australia celebrates Christmas in the summer.
The average person spends 3 years of their life on the toilet.
Koalas and humans have similar, unique fingerprints.
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