16. Sue the T-Rex was sold for US$8.3 million, making the highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur fossil.
SOURCE17. In Sweden, millennials are called 'the Curling Generation' because any obstacles have been cleared from their path by their parents.
SOURCE18. A student left a pineapple in a Scotland art museum. Two days later, the pineapple had been encased in glass and used as part of an exhibition.
SOURCE19. The world's largest species of crab, the Japanese spider crab, can have a leg span of up to 12.1 feet (3.7 meters) and can weigh up to 42 pounds (19 kilograms).
SOURCE20. Mexican Free-tailed bat was used as a bat bombs weapon in World War 2 developed by the United States.
SOURCE21. The largest cemetery in the world is the Wadi-us-Salaam located in the Shia holy city of Najaf, Iraq. The cemetery covers 1,485.5 acres and contains tens of millions of bodies.
SOURCE22. George Washington was the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
SOURCE23. The largest living organism on Earth is a fungus called Armillaria ostoyae, which covers over 2,240 acres in Oregon, USA. It's so big, it's like a giant mushroom took over the state!
SOURCE24. J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, was the first person to become a billionaire from writing books. However, her philanthropy work, including donations to multiple charities, caused her to lose her billionaire status.
SOURCE25. Bats play a critical role in pollination and seed dispersal, helping to maintain healthy ecosystems.
SOURCE26. According to the study done by Harvard Medical School, snow shoveling is a known trigger for heart attacks. It is because many people who shovel snow rarely exercise, and moving hundreds of pounds of snow during winter can put a big strain on the heart. Cold weather is also another factor because it can boost blood pressure and interrupt blood flow to part of the heart, making the blood more likely to form clots.
SOURCE27. The inventor of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, claimed to have eaten a spoonful of Vaseline every day until his death at 96.
SOURCE28. The blue whale has a heart the size of a small car.
SOURCE29. The Grasshopper mouse is carnivorous, dining on insects, spiders, centipedes, scorpion, lizards, and even other mice. It is immune to various venom and howls like a wolf to claim its territory.
SOURCE30. President John Adams dog was named Satan.
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