The first jeans were all indigo and the dye was made from ashes

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Your fingerprints have 40 unique characteristics and your iris has 256

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Kiwis are great for losing weight and boosting your immune system

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Horses have a great memory. They can remember their abuser for life, but they don't forget their friends either

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The ship's vaults on the Titanic held $250 million worth of diamonds

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Horseshoe-shaped magnets are there for a reason. This shape allows them to bring the poles closer together and therefore enhance their magnetic properties

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A domesticated fox breed was bred in the 1960s in the USSR

Now it's worth about ₽500,000

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Algae up to 200 metres long grows in the waters of the Pacific

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Wine cellars in Hungary that look like a Hobbit village

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August has the highest birth rate

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Men with high testosterone levels are less likely to be unemployed

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The cleanest water is in Finland

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Clinomania - a tendency to lie in bed

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On Neptune, the wind rises to 1,770 km/h, just so you understand, that's faster than the speed of sound

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Mercedes 1955 sold for a record €135 million

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A single human hair can support a weight of 3 kg

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The longest recorded anaconda was 11 metres 43 cm long

The cold-blooded one was caught in Colombia

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Cows can become real friends and experience the pain of separation if they are torn away from each other. They also understand when they are called names and may cry

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Seahorses choose their mate for life. When they move around, stick to their tails

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The raccoon rash is so named because it washes its food before it eats it

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The first condom in the world was invented by the Aztecs

It was made from a fish bladder

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