Amazing Facts Two!

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  1. 1. The hardest natural substance on Earth can also be made from peanut butter under extreme pressure.
  2. 4. This weather phenomenon can travel faster than a Formula 1 race car, with speeds up to 300 mph.
  3. 6. This famous Paris tower was originally intended to be dismantled after 20 years.
  4. 7. This country has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
  5. 9. This country was still executing people by guillotine when the first Star Wars movie came out.
  6. 13. This board game was used during World War II to help prisoners of war escape by hiding maps and money in the game sets.
  7. 14. This versatile tool was originally invented during World War II to seal ammunition boxes.
  8. 16. This planet experiences the tallest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, which is nearly three times the height of Mount Everest.
  9. 17. This doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
  10. 18. This country is home to the only remaining ancient wonder of the world, the Great Pyramid of Giza.
  11. 19. This title belongs to the leader of the Catholic Church, and one was once elected when he was just 18 years old (Pope Benedict IX).
  12. 21. The longest possible game of this strategy game involves 5,949 moves.
  13. 23. This country does not have a single mosquito, thanks to its unique climate.
  14. 24. This desert was once a lush, green paradise with lakes and vegetation.
  15. 26. This candy takes anywhere from 7 to 21 days to make from start to finish.
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  1. 2. This common kitchen appliance was invented accidentally by a radar engineer.
  2. 3. This historical figure was once attacked by a group of over 1,000 rabbits.
  3. 5. The patent for this mode of transportation was granted in 1818, even though the first functional model wasn't invented until the 1860s.
  4. 8. The name of this search engine is a misspelling of the word "googol," which refers to the number 1 followed by 100 zeros.
  5. 10. This continent is the driest place on Earth, with some areas receiving no rainfall for over 2 million years.
  6. 11. This common food item is legally considered a vegetable in the U.S., even though it’s botanically a fruit.
  7. 12. This sea creature's brain is located in its throat, its nervous system in its abdomen, and its teeth in its stomach.
  8. 15. This popular condiment was once sold as a medicine in the 1830s.
  9. 19. This instrument was once called the "pianoforte" because it could play both soft and loud notes.
  10. 20. This city was originally called New Amsterdam when it was settled by the Dutch.
  11. 22. The only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise.
  12. 25. This movie was the first to gross over $2 billion worldwide.