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Fact: The Golden Girls was supposed to have a different theme song

Fact: A one-way trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway involves crossing 3,901 bridges

Fact: The Philippines consists of 7,641 islands

Fact: German chocolate cake was invented in Texas The “German” part of German chocolate cake comes from an American man—not a European country. Specifically, it’s named after Sam German, who in 1852 created the formula for a mild dark baking chocolate bar for Baker’s Chocolate Company, which...

Fact: The world’s first animated feature film was made in Argentina

Fact: The cornea is one of only two parts of the human body without blood vessels

Fact: There are parts of Africa in all four hemispheres

Fact: The circulatory system is more than 60,000 miles long

Fact: The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal

Fact: Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world

Fact: Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust.

Fact: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000 years

2. The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.

1. Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world's freshwater.