Things to know

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No animal, once frozen solid (i.e., water solidifies and turns to ice) survives when thawed, because the ice crystals formed inside cells would break open the cell membranes. However there are certain frogs that can survive the experience of being frozen. These frogs make special proteins which prevent the formation of ice (or at least keep the crystals from becoming very large), so that they actually never freeze even though their body temperature is below zero Celsius. The water in them remains liquid: a phenomenon known as 'supercooling.' If you disturb one of these frogs (just touching them even), the water in them quickly freezes solid and they die.

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It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

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The only city whose name can be spelled completely with vowels is Aiea, Hawaii, located approximately twelve miles west of Honolulu.

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Parthenogenesis is the term used to describe the process by which certain animals are able to reproduce themselves in successive female generations without intervention of a male of the species. At least one species of lizard is known to do so.

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Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

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The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat", which means "the king is dead".

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The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light

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There are only three animals with blue tongues, the Black Bear, the Chow Chow dog and the blue-tongued lizard.

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The first fossilized specimen of Austalopithecus afarenisis was named Lucy after the palentologists' favorite song, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, by the Beatles.

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There are six five words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, duumvirate and duumvir, residuum.

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The pupil of an octopus' eye is rectangular.

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In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

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The only "real" food that U.S. Astronauts are allowed to take into space is pecan nuts.

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The word "queueing" is the only English word with five consecutive vowels.

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The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God.

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Sheriff came from Shire Reeve. During early years of feudal rule in England, each shire had a reeve who was the law for that shire. When the term was brought to the United States it was shortned to Sheriff.

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The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

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Many Japanese golfers carry "hole-in-one" insurance, because it is traditional in Japan to share one's good luck by sending gifts to all your friends when you get an "ace." The price for what the Japanese term an "albatross" can often reach $10,000.

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It takes a lobster approxiamately seven years to grow to be one pound.

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Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.