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1. The only even prime number is 2.
2. Our nose, eyes and ears never stop growing until the day we die.
3. The white part of a fingernail is called the 'luna'.
4. You can only see a rainbow with your back to the sun.
5. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time.
6. Isaac Newton was an Anglican deacon.
7. Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Clementine.
8. The most common first name in the world is Mohammed (Muhammad).
9. Alexander the Great suffered from symptoms that today would most likely be considered epilepsy.
10. The so-called 'perfect age' is 32, because Jesus Christ died at age 32.
11. The exact translation of the origin of the word 'check-mate' is 'the king is captured'.
12. The word 'girl' never appears in the Bible (any translation).
13. In written English, on average one out of every eight letters is an 'e'.
14. The infinity sign is called a 'lemniscate'.
15. No word in the English language (British) has five consecutive letters that are vowels.
16. It takes more than an hour to completely soft-boil an ostrich egg.
17. A full-grown grizzly bear can run as fast as a horse.
18. Although flightless, Kiwi birds have wings.
19. Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur.
20. Other than humans, the only primate that can have blue eyes is the black lemur.
21. If a month starts on a Sunday it will contain Friday the 13th.
22. There are only 25 countries world-wide in which people drive on the left-hand side of the road.
23. There is only one coin denomination in Vietnamese dongs.
24. Tuxedo Park, New York is named after the tuxedo dinner jacket.
25. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
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