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Sunday, July 16

Odd spots....for your amusement:)

#271:
- A large cumulonimbus cloud can hold enough water for 500,000 baths.

#208:
- A mysophobic person has an intense fear of infection.

#161:
- A building in which silence is enforced, like a library, is referred to as a silentium.

#330:
- Botanically, true berries include the grape, tomato and eggplant, but not raspberries and blackberries.

#280:
- During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.

#69:
- Seals sleep underwater and surface for air without waking up.

#358:
- Tuna suffocate if they stop swimming.

#17:
- The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites.

#402:
- The sound a camel makes is called nuzzling.

#109:
- If the stomach did not store food, people would have to eat every 20 minutes.

#320:
- Brontology is the study of thunder.

#407:
- Fingernails grow faster on the hand that you favour using.

#214:
- The average adult eyeball weighs under 30 grams.

#356:
- Podiatrists state that the average pair of feet travel about 190,000 km in a lifetime.

#168:
- Clams have a row of eyes around their shells.

#357:
- Owls are reportedly the only birds that can see the colour blue.

#329:
- The left lung is smaller than the right one, allowing room for your heart.

#279:
- Green tea has 50% more vitamin C than black tea.

#71:
- 80% of all rose species in the world come from Asia.

(As found on the back of Libra wrappers...the Libresse pads down under...lol)

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