• Peter the Great taxed people with beards. • Gibraltar was named after a slave. • Diamonds will break if hit with a hammer. • There are more than 20,000 brands of beer. • More movies are produced in India than Hollywood. • The first credit card was issued in 1951. • The Tower of Pisa has never been straight. • Paul Revere never finished his ride. • Five billion crayons are produced every year. • The first submarine was designed in 1578. • Half of the worldʼs population has seen at lease one 007 movie. • Expresso has less caffeine than a cup of coffee. • If you give flowers on Motherʼs Day from a florists in the United States, itʼs likely that the flowers you get were grown in either California or Colombia. • The first known government sports organization in the country was the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation. • Thereʼs a national championship for pigeon breeding. • Did you know that the rooster crows at dawn? • Roosters cannot crow if they fully extend their necks. • The Underside of horseʼs hoof is called the frog.
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