Earth
| The North Pole:
The North Pole is shifting 40 kilometers (25 miles) per year!
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| World
| Beer mug whistle:
In ancient England in some pubs the beer was served in beer mugs with whistle in the handle, so that when your beer is over, you can whistle for more.
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Great Buildings
| House of beer cans:
The American architect Mike Reynolds builds houses entirely from beer cans. For a house with two bedrooms, kitchen and a hall, you need about 40 thousands beer cans.
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| Great Buildings
| Cathedral of beer creates.:
33 thousand creates of the Belgian beer Jupiler have been used to build a tremendous (con)temporary cathedral.
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Animals
| Biggest known snail:
The biggest known snail is about 30 centimeters (12 inches) long.
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| Animals
| Mammals:
All mammals have tongues.
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Animals
| Male emperor moth:
The male emperor moth can detect females from more than a kilometer away.
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| Human Body
| The biggest muscle:
You're sitting on the biggest muscle in your body - the gluteus maximus, a.k.a the butt.
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Linguistics
| Autophagy:
Autophagy is self-cannibalisam, e.g. eating your own hands.
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| World
| Silver medals:
In the 1896 summer Olympics a silver medal was awarded to the winners. The second place received bronze medal.
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