The moon
moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
It takes
glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount
of times!
Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even
if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.
Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that
is attached at only one end .
Zero is the only number that cannot be
represented by Roman numerals.
Kites were used in the American Civil War to
deliver letters and newspapers.
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell
next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging
through the veins in the ear.
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the
ocean.
The tooth is the only part of the human body
that cannot heal itself.
In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl
was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she
accepted.
The military salute is a motion that evolved
from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal
their identity.
When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to
go. The first sense lost is sight.
In ancient times strangers shook hands to show
that they were unarmed.
Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds
grow on the outside.
Soldiers do not march in step when going across
bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be
sufficient to knock the bridge down.
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