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Some Facts



If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an
American flag.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

A snail can sleep for 3 years.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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