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Did you Know? "Auld Lang Syne" was never meant to be a holiday song.

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According to ABC News, most experts believe Robert Burns wrote the song "Auld Lang Syne" in the 1700s. Guy Lombardo popularised the song by using it as a segue between radio shows at midnight in 1929, though the midnight timing was not on purpose.

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The novel Gadsby, published in 1939, is the longest book ever published that does not include the letter 'e.'

TERMITES

TERMITES ENEMY ARE ANTS.

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JFK Was Not A Jelly Donut

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Cancer can be detected by pigeons.

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Did you Know? Nectarine means sweet like nectar.

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Chia is cultivated between the latitudes of 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.

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Breastfeeding mothers benefit from a small amount of formula.

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Halibut Is It A Flat Fish?

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Did you Know? The White House is haunted

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The Hindi alphabetical table is known as 'Varnmala,' which means 'Garland of letters.'

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Did you Know? Algeria is the home to the famous Djamaa El Djazair mosque

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Countless species, including fireflies, are bioluminescent,

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Ancient Egyptians And The Afterlife

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AN ANCIENT GREEK TRADITION IS TO PLACE CANDLES ON CAKES.

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North Korea owes Volvo a 45-year-old debt.

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Legs can grow back on centipedes.

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Mangoes in South India were referred to as aam-kaay in Tamil, which became maam-kaay as a result of the numerous regional dialects there.

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Chia seeds have been consumed by people for hundreds of years.

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Did you Know? The Bloody Mary Wasn't Always Called a Bloody Mary

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ONCE THE CHHTH PUJA BEGINS, THE FAMILY IS COMMITTED TO PERFORMING YEARLY AND PASSING ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

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Did you Know? Abraham Lincoln Was Also a Licensed Bartender

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The Mariana Trench has been visited by more people than the moon.

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Roses are one of the oldest flowers .

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Why are the majority of pencils yellow?