- "Giraffe" is a relatively new term. Before the 1600s they were known as "Camelopards".
- The word "mortgage" literally means "death-pledge" in French
- there is a hotel in Bolivia made completely out of salt, and licking the walls is strictly forbidden
- that the human eye is different from most animals in that we have a large sclera -- the white part of the eye. It's theorized that we evolved this so we could silently communicate where we are looking.
- Kissing can cause you to get cavities from a partner with cavity-causing bacteria
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