Interesting facts you might not come across

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The “Coco de Mer” palm tree has the earth’s largest fruit, weighing 42 kg (92 lb), and seed weighing 17 kg (37 lb).
The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving.
Only one-half of a dolphin’s brain goes to sleep at a time.
The sport of “ultimate frisbee” is recognised by the International Olympic committee.
“Screeched” is the longest English word with one syllable.
Elvis Presley didn’t write any of his songs.
The longest common English word without vowels is “Rhythms”.
When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small light bulb.
The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.
There are more English words beginning with the letter “S” than with any other letter.
The word “mortgage” comes from a French word that means “death contract”.
Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members of the rose family.

Gandhi never won the Nobel peace prize, despite being nominated five times.
In 2015, astronaut Chris Hadfield released the first album of songs recorded entirely in space.
Square watermelons are grown by Japanese farmers for easier stack and store.
In 2009, Nigerian police arrested a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery.
Fact: The colour orange is named after the orange fruit, but before that, it was called Geoluread (yellow-red).
Fact: The world's most expensive musical instrument, a Stradivarius Violin, was sold in 2011 for USD 15.9 million.
There are 24 different dialects of English in the US.


☺Fact: The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving.
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Fact: The world's first labour strike was held on the site of a pyramid.

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