People
| Mojito:
The mojito was a favorite drink of author Ernest Hemingway.
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| Animals
| Hippopotami:
Despite looking like a pig, the hippopotami closest living relatives are the cetaceans (whales, porpoises, etc.).
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Animals
| Female Spotted Hyena:
The female Spotted Hyena has a unique urogenital system among mammals - its clitoris is elongated to form a fully erectile phallus. The female urinates, mates and gives birth through this pseudo-penis.
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| Animals
| Baculum:
The baculum (also penis bone) is a bone found in the penis of most mammals. Unfortunately, it's absent in humans. But we don't need this, right?
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Human Body
| Food speed:
Food passes through the small intestine in just two hours, moving along at 0.00322 km/h (0.002 mph). Inside the large intestine, it takes about 14 hours, traveling at a more leisurely rate of 0.000113 km/h (0.00007 mph) which is almost 1 km per year.
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| World
| Lease:
The original Guinness Brewery in Dublin has a 9,000 year lease on its property which is paid at rate of 45 Irish pounds per year.
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World
| Beer:
The Czech Republic was the first country to have a beer museum, beer brewing textbook as well as the first Budweiser.
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| For all you beer lovers:
How to say Cheers on different languages:
Czech Republic - Na zdravi!
Ireland – Slainte!
Germany - Prost!
Australia – Cheers! | Cheerio!
Austria – Prosit! | Zum wohl!
UK – Cheers! / Cheerio!
Belgium - Op uw gezondheid! | A votre sante!
Denmark – Skaal! | Skal!
Finland – Kippis!
Luxembourg - Prost! / A votre sante!
Slovakia – Na zdravie!
Spain – Salud! | Amor y!
Croatia – Zivjeli!
Netherlands – Gezondheid! | Prost!
New Zealand – Kia Ora! | Cheers!
Hungary – Egeszsegedre!
Poland - Na zdrowie!
Portugal – Saude! | Tchim-tchim!
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Animals
| The Upside Down Jellyfish:
The upside down jellyfish has a unique method of feeding - they are photosynthetic. In the tentacle region there is a layer of skin (called zooanthalle) that, like plants, produces food from sunlight.
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| Animals
| The oldest jellyfish:
The oldest jellyfish fossils ever found are more than 500 million years old. This makes jellyfishes older than sharks and dinosaurs.
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