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One year on earth is 365.26 days long. One day is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds long. The extra day in a leap year was introduced to compensate for the discrepancy in the Georgian calendar.
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Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
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The chapter in the exact middle of the Bible is Psalm 117; there are 594 chapters before Psalm 117 and 594 chapters after Psalm 117.
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To 'testify' was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
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Tap dancing originates from Irish clog dancing and what is called the Irish reel and jig.
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