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1. The average human tongue is ____ cm long!

A: 5 cm

C: 15 cm D: 25 cm

B: 10 cm

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1. The average human tongue is ____ cm long!

A: 5 cm

C: 15 cm D: 25 cm

B: 10 cm

In the UK, a 19 year old girl had her tongue lengthened to help her

speak better Korean!

2. What is the distance of a running marathon?

A: 22 km

C: 42 km D: 75 km

B: 33 km

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2. What is the distance of a running marathon?

A: 22 km

C: 42 km D: 75 km

B: 33 km

Fauja Singh, is 100 years old. He is the oldest man alive to complete a 42 KM marathon. It

took him 8 hours, 11 minutes and 5.9 seconds.

3. Which famous painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1912?

A: Starry Night

C: Mona Lisa D: Girl with a Pearl Earring

B: The Scream

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3. Which famous painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1912?

A: Starry Night

C: Mona Lisa D: Girl with a Pearl Earring

B: The Scream

Amazing 18 year old artist Rajacenna is self taught and works primarily in pencil with her creations

logging in at 40 hours of work or more. She started drawing at age 2.

4. The world’s most poisonous frog is only ____ cm long!

A: 2.2 cm

C: 6.8 cm D: 9.3 cm

B: 5.5 cm

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4. The world’s most poisonous frog is only ____ cm long!

A: 2.2 cm

C: 6.8 cm D: 9.3 cm

B: 5.5 cm

This rare and very special frog is called the Glass Frog. This amazing frog has a transparent skin,

allowing you to view inside its small body.

5. How long is an Olympic sized swimming pool?

A: 35 meters

C: 45 meters D: 50 meters

B: 40 meters

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5. How long is an Olympic sized swimming pool?

A: 35 meters

C: 45 meters D: 50 meters

B: 40 meters

In a museum in Japan, there is a fake swimming pool which gives the illusion

of a real swimming pool!

6. Facebook was created by:

A: A Harvard University dropout

C: A 35 year old computer scientist D: Joseph teacher

B: A high school student

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6. Facebook was created by:

A: A Harvard University dropout

C: A 35 year old computer scientist D: Joseph teacher

B: A high school student

There is a guy online who draws his friend’s profile photos into strange

cartoons.

7. ____% of the world is covered in trees.

A: 18%

C: 29% D: 36%

B: 20%

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7. ____% of the world is covered in trees.

A: 18%

C: 29% D: 36%

B: 20%

In a small forest in Poland there are trees which trunks bend at a 90 degree

angle!

8. What year were blue jeans invented?

A: 1842

C: 1922 D: 1945

B: 1853

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8. What year were blue jeans invented?

A: 1842

C: 1922 D: 1945

B: 1853

This guy wore the same pair of jeans for 15 months without washing them!

9. How many people are struck by lighting per year?

A: 5,000

C: 24,000 D: 33,000

B: 11,000

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9. How many people are struck by lightning per year?

A: 5,000

C: 24,000 D: 33,000

B: 11,000

About 44 people die each year from being struck by lightning.

10. It would take about ______ small balloons to lift the average

human into the air.

A: 1,200

C: 6,500 D: 8,000

B: 4,800

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10. It would take about ______ small balloons to lift the average

human into the air.

A: 1,200

C: 6,500 D: 8,000

B: 4,800

Scientists in America have constructed a house which had been lifted up 300 ft

into the air by balloons.

11. What is the longest distance ever swam by a person?

A: 15,000 km

C: 5,600 km D: 8,400 km

B: 2,300 km

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11. What is the longest distance ever swam by a person?

A: 15,000 km

C: 5,600 km D: 8,400 km

B: 2,300 km

A woman who lost both her legs as a child, had a special mermaid suit made

for her so she could swim.

12. What is a group of fish called?

A: A flock

C: A family D: A school

B: A farm

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12. What is a group of fish called?

A: A flock

C: A family D: A school

B: A farm

The smallest Jellyfish in the world is smaller than your pinky!

13. What year was the first Apple iPod created?

A: 1998

C: 2002 D: 2004

B: 2000

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13. What year was the first Apple iPod created?

A: 1998

C: 2002 D: 2004

B: 2000

This iPod case would cost you 3 million dollars! (3,400,000,000 KRW)