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The narrow bottom drawer under the oven was originally intended to hold dishes there before serving, keeping them warm.

In South Korea, when a baby is born, it is considered one year old.

Olympic gold medals are actually made of silver. According to the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee, the main sports awards should be covered with at least 6 grams of gold, that's all. For example, the gold content in the medals of the 2012 Olympics, which was held in London, was a little more than 1%.

Penguins do not need fresh water - they can drink salted seawater, as special glands in their bodies filter out the salt.

Solar energy would be enough to more than cover all the needs of humanity.

The ears of antelope hares are so big that they can regulate the temperature of the whole body.

Newton was 23 years old when he discovered the law of universal gravitation.

The lion's roar can be heard over seven kilometres away.

NASA astronauts are required to know Russian.

In some high-altitude areas, you can see "watermelon snow". It appears only in spring and summer, has a pink color and a watermelon smell. It's all about algae called Chlamydomonas nivalis, which contain the red pigment astaxanthin.

The 25% of India's population with the highest IQ is more than the entire U.S. population.

Scientists believe that dependence on sugar is almost stronger than on heroin.