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We make personalized books packed full of curious facts about the year and day someone was born. In that fashion, we love learning curious facts about the world and the people/animals that live (and have lived) in it.

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Editor’s note: One incorrect fact was removed from the list and two were clarified with additional information.

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    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They benefit from high altitude, a culture which values good runners and an unusually high percentage of their muscle mass is posture muscle (endurance) rather than twitch (strength). Funnily on the west coast of Africa (the ultimate origin of many Jamaicans) the twitch/posture ratio is reversed, which makes for very good sprinters and other sports requiring explosive power.

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    Daria B
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IQ tests are flawed, though. They only adapt to one type of affinities. They're inventing various kinds of IQ tests and IQ groups because of that. And exploring various kinds of ways to measure intelligence.

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    Kaisu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Jesus was alive, the Stonehenge was already a ruin. It's sometimes hard to grasp where everything is in relation to each other on the historical timeline

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    Daria B
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. Make it last 7 years - friendship never eeeeeehends" ♬♪

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    Felix Feline
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australia's diameter is 600km wider than the moon's. The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia's diameter from east to west is almost 4000km.

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    Cyndi H
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep... I had to Google it to believe it

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    LanteiaTG
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more...

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    Falcon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A good stance, but difficult to execute due to pressure from the school and classmates, I would assume.

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    Kaisu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Older people should take like Internet safety classes to prevent this from happening.

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    Lenka Smetanová
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once saw a document about sloths. One of them fell in the water, where an aligator was. But He manage to swim away *mindblow*!!!!

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    Podunkus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her great line on SNL: “If I ever wanted get in touch with old friends, I’d have to use a Ouija board.”

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    Martti Laurson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat also is immune to catnip and cat thyme. I have to use regular heroin on her :D

    Kim Bush
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat doesn't either, she couldn't care less about it

    Tricia Flynn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine so ignores it and yes we are Aussies

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahhh THANK YOU.. in my time ( 50something years) I have lived with 10 cats. NONE of them liked catnip.

    Claire
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always wondered why my none of cats never liked it! I almost thought it was a myth.

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    Pavlina G
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the thing! My cat is like, what the heck is this c**p.

    Suzanne Haigh
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are several varieties of catnip, not all cats react to all of them.

    Rosesinmyhair
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our Australian cat.. Just a moggie. Looooves Catnip.

    Rebecca Cote
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in USA, my cat doesn't like cat nip, she literally acts like it doesn't exist. I've even tried the fresh plant and she just ignores it lol.

    Elizabeth Butler
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some cats everywhere do not respond to catnip....

    mom24boys
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Less than 1/2 the cats I have ever owned (anywhere between 20 and 40) have cared at all for cat nip.

    Eddie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    because they drink Foster's....Australian for beer.

    Abbas Fahmy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just like Snoop Dog doesn't respond to weed .... anymore LOL !

    Melissa Mitchell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat (I’m in Australia) never did. And in fact, none of the cats I’ve ever had did. I never knew why though...

    Bron
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, I bought some for our cats. Couldn't have cared less.

    Shirley Heyn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there a different choice of drug?

    NWB
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    mine dont....aussie cats

    Kori K. Warriner
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've experience a mix of reactions. The ones who pass out, the ones who go crazy, the ones who become lovebugs, the ones who become aggressive, and the ones who have no response whatsoever.

    Dorothy Cloud
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad. Didn't cat's, brought in by the first settlers, obliterate a few native species?

    Pillow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, one english one. Know him personally....

    Rebecca Lord
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ive have some that hate it and some that Lurve it a lot

    Morrii
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have three Australian cats and they all love catnip

    Rhon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah our boys weren’t interested at all. 🇦🇺

    Rosesinmyhair
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cats are Australian moggies and love catnip.

    Donna Reynolds
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They want some shrimp on the Barbie.

    Mita Ghosh
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh.... So thats why they are getting slaughtered instead of stoned. Pun intended 🤣

    Lira Mai
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably they are more enlightened.

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    Niall Mac Iomera
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of airports do this. It stops passengers having to wait

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    Amr Mohamed
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well Nintendo the company, not their first video game product.

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    Kaisu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Finland we used to watch a Disney cartoon on Christmas Eve too! At least when I was a kid, don't know about kids today

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    Podunkus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now there’s a fine title for an Irish ballad...

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    Emma Hunter
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't drink it though, wrong kind of alcohol.

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    Podunkus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well that may be, plus cacao’s theobromine (an alkaloid similar to caffeine), but who the hell drinks three cups of pure dark chocolate a day anyway?

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    Cyndi H
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need a bit more clarity on this... Can anyone explain?

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    Daria B
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's still celebrated in Croatia and kids get sweets on his day. They also get presents for Christmas too.

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    Sanne H.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    15 inch = 38.1 cm, in case you were wondering

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    Natalie KS
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are there any black rhinos left? :(

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    Wyndmere
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never heard of it. — Also, never heard it.

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    Jesper Rasmussen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Prince the artist had been made a prince in a tribe, would his title then be “Prince Prince”?

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    Wordfloe-Acid-Test
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused... Summer days are still longer than winter days.

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