11 Really, Really Interesting Facts That Kind Of Blew My Mind When I Learned Them
1.TV dinners were popularized due to Thanksgiving Food excess.
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2.Roosters can protect themselves from going deaf.
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3.Snowmen were used as a form of protest in Brussels.
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4.Mites are crawling all over your face and hair, and you can't see them.
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5.Almost every state in the US has a state beverage.
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6.Iceland has no mosquitoes.
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7.Space apparently smells like seared steak.
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8.Urine was once used as laundry detergent.
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9.Humans can glow in the dark.
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10.Sea Cucumbers can use their internal organs as a weapon.
11.Lastly, the most expensive coffee in the world comes from animal poop.
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