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