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A recess of two hours between the intake of milk and meat is better, else the body would not absorb the calcium in the milk.

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet simultaneously.

The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called mantles are radioactive, so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor.

Major contributor to Delhi's air pollution are vehicles. 

There is a misconception that bulls are attracted to the colour red.

From the age of 30, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.

The geckos can easily climb even on glass with the help of the suction caps on the tips of their toes.

About 10% of the world's population are left-handed.

The sculptor of the four presidents on Mount Rushmore, died a few months before the project was completed. It took him 14 years.

The highest tides on Earth are found in the Bay of Fundy, east of New Brunswick, Canada. The spring tides can reach 53.5 feet, almost as tall as a four-storeyed building.


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