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| Born 4 January 1838, General Tom Thumb's growth slowed at the age of 6 months, at 5 years he was signed to the circus by P.T. Barnum, and at adulthood reached a height of only 1 metre. |
| A South African monkey was once awarded a medal and promoted to the rank of corporal during World War I. |
| Many sailors used to wear gold earrings so that they could afford a proper burial when they died. |
| Gabriel, Michael and Lucifer (more commonly known as Satan) are the only 3 angels to be named in the bible. |
| St. John was the only one of the 12 Apostles to die a natural death. |
| When Albert Einstein died, his final words died with him. The nurse at his side didn't understand German. |
| The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth. |
| In Britain 70% mothers go to work. |
| Angel Falls in Venezuela is the worlds highest waterfall, The water of Falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). |
| The world’s deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1557 in central China, more than 830,000 people were killed. |
| The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles. |
| Plastics take 500 years to break down. |
| The human body contains 60,000 miles of blood vessels. |
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