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| The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth. |
| The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words. |
| The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime. |
| Polar bears are left handed. |
| Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold; there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands. |
| Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India. |
| India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. |
| India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history. |
| Names of the three wise monkeys are: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil). |
| A hippopotamus can run faster than a man. |
| The word "listen" contains the same letters as the word "silent". |
| Snails produce a colorless, sticky discharge that forms a protective carpet under them as they travel along. The discharge is so effective that they can crawl along the edge of a razor without cutting themselves. |
| "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. |
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