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Too much secretion of growth hormone in children makes their body excessively large, resulting in giantism.

Male monkeys too lose the hair on their heads in the same way.

In normal lifetime, an American will eat 200 pounds of peanuts and 10,000 pounds of meat.

The Dead Sea is a salt lake and its surface is the lowest point on earth’s surface at about 412 meters below sea level.

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

Our heart pumps about 43000 litres of blood per day.

Most bacteria and spores that land on the skin die quickly because the skin secretes antibacterial substances.

Apples are actually part of the rose family.

The Boeing 747 is capable of flying upside-down, provided the wings do not shear off when trying to roll.

Horatio Nelson, one of the England's most illustrious admirals was never able cure his sea-sickness.