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Two of the Ten Commandments deal with the relationship between you and your neighbor. Exodus 20:16 – 17 tells us that we should not give false testimony against our neighbor, and that we should not be envious of what our neighbor has.


The Canadian province of Quebec alone produces 75% of the world's maple syrup supply. Young people there like to eat "Sugar on Snow" maple taffy, called tire d'érable in French-speaking Canada.


The hippopotamus gets its name from the two Greek words for "river" ('hippos') and "horse" ('potamos').


The hottest place on Earth is the air around a lightning strike, which can reach as much as 54,000 degrees F, easily five times hotter than the surface of the sun.


The Australian platypus is famous for being a mammal that has a duck bill, webbed feet, and for laying eegs. Did you know it's also poisonous?!? The platypus has a spur on its back foot that can cause discomfort to humans.


The most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, resides in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. You can find him in the news every February 2 as he looks for his shadow on Groundhog's Day.


With just one shock, an electric eel produces enough energy to light up every room in an average three-bedroom house.


Scholars debate whether the legendary figure King Arthur was actually based on a real person. His story might have been based on a Roman general.


If the entire population of China were to walk past you in single file, you would not live long enough to see the end of the line.


Genetically speaking, zebras are black with white stripes, not white with black stripes; they have black skin, even under the white hair.


Websites Good for Digging Up Other Fun Facts

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