The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.

The feet have approximately 250,000 sweat glands.

You can sail all the way around the world at latitude 60 degrees south.

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