50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France."Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order."Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a childA cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.You can't kill yourself by holding your breathThere is a city called Rome...

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Komodo Dragon

Scientific name: Varanus komodoensisCommon name: Ora, Komodo dragon, buaja darat (land crocodile)PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:Komodo dragons are the world's heaviest living lizards. They can grow to a length of 10 feet (over 3 meters), with an average length of 8 feet (2.5 meters) and weight of 200 lbs (91 kg.). Females are usually under 8 feet and weigh about 150 lbs. (68 kg.).The Komodo dragon's keen sense of smell, if aided by favorable wind, enables it to seek out carrion. up to 5 miles (8.5 kilometers) away. Despite its size, the Komodo is fast moving and agile. They can climb trees and like all monitor lizards they are good swimmers.Their teeth are laterally compressed with serrated edges, resembling those of flesh-eating sharks. They have...

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Weird Creatures

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Guinness Book Of World Records

Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukroo. Inside sitting capacity………..18,000 Outside overflow capacity….100, 000WORLD’S TALLEST BUILDING………DUBAIBurj Dubai……….900 meters high. To be finally completed 2008 WORLD’S HIGHEST STATUE…………….BRAZIL CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE…..RIO.D.J……… BRAZIL WORLD’S BIGGEST PLANE……………AIRBUSAirbus A380………..555 Passenger s WORLD’S BIGGEST PASSENGER-SHIPMS Freedom of the Seas……4300 passenger Capacity Inside WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVEHOTEL …DUBAI…U.A.EBurj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai ….only 7 Star Hotel in the World Cheapest room…$1000 per night.…..Royal suit…$28,000 per nightWORLD’S BIGGEST HOTEL………LAS VEGASMGM Grand Hotel….Las Vegas….6, 276 rooms WORLD’S BIGGEST EXCAVATORBuilt by KRUPP of Germany………….45,500 tons……95 meters...

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Strangest Animals

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