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

    And the Japanese National anthem is only 4 lines long.

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

    This is inaccurate. The national anthem of Greece (and Cyprus too) is the first 2 verses of a poem. The poem is 158 verses long, not the anthem. The poem is called "Hymn to Freedom". Trust me, I'm Greek.

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

    And I thought Amazing Grace took forever...

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

    But do they sing them all, every time? Or do like, the first few, and save the full one for very special occasions?

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

    The melodized part is the 8 first verses of the poem "Hymn for Liberty." .( 158 stanzas of 4 verses .632 verses total)

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

    Actually only the first two verses are played in any official or unofficial event

    jenjie.newt
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And how many verses is their national debt?

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

    that's to cover all their amazing contributions to society

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

    Spanish anthem has no one word, is just a militar march

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

    Thats not true actually. The poem part of which was chosen as the greek national anthem has 158 verses. The 2 first verses are the national anthem of Greece.

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

    Morning assembly must take a while.

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

    It is true but actually we sing only 8 of them

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

    Only the first two is our national anthem. Thats why we only sing those 2.

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    The lion tamer
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A very short part is sang, though...

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

    Only the first 2 are our national anthem. Thats why we only "say" those

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

    And national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina none.

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

    I know you by the dreadful edge of the sword, I know you by the gaze that measures the land with force. Born from the sacred bones of the Greeks and brave as in the old times Hail, oh hail, Liberty! And brave as in the old times Hail, oh hail, Liberty! And brave as in the old times Hail, oh hail, Liberty!

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

    It is about 12 minutes long too. We only play about 2 minutes of their approved condensed version on our military base.

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    Jordan W.
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My school just cut the second half out because no one wants to sing the whole thing ( and too lazy )

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

    Ονλυ the first 2 verses of Solomos's poem constitute our national anthem. Not the whole poem. So there is no laziness just some ignorance on your national anthem on your behalf

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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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