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out of every
100 robins hatched each year, only 28 are likely to survive until the following
spring?
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half
of the people in the world have never touched a telephone?
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some
birds travel for more than 40,000 km per year?
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birdsong
is generally the male declaring that he has found a nesting site?
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a
drop of blood has about 100 million red blood cells?
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lobster's
blood is pale blue?
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a
deer's antlers are bones that grow from the skull?
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the
first printed book was printed in China in 868 AD?
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it
takes 3 years to paint the Forth Bridge in Scotland? As soon as the painting
is finished, it's time to start again!
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more
than 1 trillion dollars
were lost in World
War 2?
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there
are 20,000 species of butterfly?
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birdwing
butterfly have a wingspan of up to 28 cm?
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female
butterflies die after laying their eggs?
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the
words Kaiser (the name of the King of Germany before 1918) and Tsar (the
name of the King Russia before 1917) both come from Julius Caesar's name?
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camels
can go for weeks without drinking anything and lose up to 40% of their
weight? When a camel does reach water it can drink up to 57 litres without
a pause.
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the
first modern cassette was made in 1963?
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sausages
are made out of
intestines?
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the
largest cat is the Siberian tiger which weighs more than 360 kg?
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the
Canterbury Tales was the first important book written in English?
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chemicals
from coal are used to make nylon, explosives, medicines and fertilizers?
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