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The first organized indoor game of ice hockey was played on March 3rd, 1875 in Montreal, Quebec.
The largest bird nest in North America is built by the American Bald Eagle. Their nests can be up to 14 feet deep and 8 feet wide.
The most commonly used pepper in the world is black pepper, also known as "The King of Spices." Hippocrates considered pepper to be more of a medicine than a spice.
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The first known recipe for making gingerbread dates back to 2400 B.C in the Greek island of Rhodes.
Originally biscuits were baked twice, leaving them very hard and almost tasteless. "Bis" comes from Latin meaning "twice," and "cuit" from French meaning "baked."
The densest planet in our solar system is our own Earth. The least dense is Saturn. If all the planets were placed in a massive ocean, only Saturn would float.
Bill Gates started his first company Traf-O-Data when was he 14 years old. It made $20,000 USD profit in it's first year of operation.
It's a common belief that humans use only 10 percent of their brains. MRI imaging has shown that humans actually use most of their brain, even while sleeping.
When Polar Bear cubs are born they weigh only about a pound and half (600 grams). They can eventually grow to an astonishing 2000 lbs (907 kg).
Roman soldiers were given raw garlic to eat before every battle; it was believed to increase courage and ensure victory.
Pomegranate fruit gets it's name from Latin "poma granata", meaning "the apple with many seeds".
The arctic ground squirrel hibernates at 26 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 Celsius), the lowest temperature ever recorded in any live mammal. Despite the frigid temperature, it's blood continues to flow without freezing.
Hibernating bears reduce their metabolism by 75% during hibernation. Amazingly their body temperature is only reduced by 10 degrees Fahrenheit (4 Celsius).
Dolphins sleep with only one side of their brain, keeping one eye open and one eye closed. They surface every 20 to 30 minutes to breathe, and they are never totally unconscious while sleeping.
The fastest plane in the world is NASA's Boeing X-43A Scramjet, flying in the record books at a speed of Mach 9.6, or 7,350 mph (11,760 km/h).
Australia is the smallest, and also the lowest continent on Earth. About 75% of it's land is unable to produce any kind of crop.