- The doorbell was invented in 1831.
- The primary reason for growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings (rice can grow in well drained areas).
- Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.
- Scissors were most likely invented ancient Egypt.
- Crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper.
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