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There are over 365 species of squirrels in seven families.
Squirrels are black, gray, brown, red and white.
Gray squirrels are the most common ones in the world.
The tiniest squirrel is the African pygmy squirrel.
A Kaibab squirrel has a black body and a white tail.
Squirrels st
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Testosterone is a steroid hormone. Testerone Steroids are lipids and produced in the gonads and ovaries of females and also in small amounts from the adrenal glands.
Testosterone is a sexual and metabolic hormone.
Testostene is a vital hormone in that low testosterone is a medical condition
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Vampire legends has been based on Vlad the Impaler (1431-1476).
A female Vampire is a Vampiress.
The most famous vampire of all time, Count Dracula.
Garlic, a traditional vampire repellent. Other methods include holy water, crucifixes, hawthorn branches, rowan trees, and fire.
Prince C
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October is the tenth month of the year. In early Roman calendar, it was actually the eighth month and there are 31 days in October.
The birthstones for October are the tourmaline and the opal.
The flower for the month of October is the calendula.
Libra and Scorpio are the astrological s
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There are 23 species of crocodiles.
Crocodiles can weigh up to 2,000 lbs.
Crocodiles can grow up to 20 ft long.
The lifespan of a Crocodile is 60-70 years.
Crocodiles are reptiles that live both on land and in water. Like other reptiles, they breathe air.
Unlike most other reptiles
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In the United states each person consumes about 4 lbs of mushrooms a year.
There are 38,000 varieties of mushrooms. However, only about 250 of those types are edible.
All mushrooms are fungi but not all fungi are mushrooms.
The first mushrooms were thought to be cultivated in Southeast Asia.
Mushrooms are mainly composed of water.
Until the late 1800's mushrooms didn't reach popularity in the United States.
California and Pennsylvania are the largest mushroom producers.
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The potato, a name comes from the native American Indian word "batata," the Inca people of Peru were growing them as far back as 200 BC. The potatoes were first introduced to Ireland and Britain in the late 1500s.
There are around 100 varieties of edible potatoes.
Potatoes are grown in all 50 states and in 125 countries.
The potato is a relative of tobacco and the tomato.
A potato is about 80% water and 20% solid.
A baked potato contains 21.0% of the daily value of vitamin B6, a
February 21, 2011
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The word Dandelion comes from the French name for the plant dents de lion. This means teeth of the lion and refers to the jagged edges of the leaf of the plant.
The dandelion flower are photosensitive; open in the morning and closes in the evening to go to sleep.
The dandelion root can burrow up to three feet underground.
There are about 100 species of dandelion, and all are beneficial.
All parts of the plant can be useful either for medicinal or culinary purposes. Dandelions can b
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1910 law made it illegal to gamble in Las Vegas. The Nevada Legislature later approved a legalized gambling bill in March 1931 and Governor Fred Balzar signed into law.
The state of Nevada makes about $9 billion in gambling revenue each year.
Nevada does not have state income tax.
Over 37.5 million people visit Las Vegas each year.
The famous Las Vegas Strip is not located in the city of Las Vegas. The strip actually comes under the jurisdiction of Clark County.
There are over
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The Onion is named after a Latin word "unio" meaning large pearl.
One medium Raw onion contains: 60 Calories, 11.9 mg Vitamin C, 1 gram Protein, 0 Fat, 0 Cholesterol, 10 mg Sodium, 200 mg Potassium, and 14 grams Carbohydrates.
More than 75% of the worlds production of onions are Yellow onions.
Annually the United States produces over 2 million metric tons of onions.
Approximately 105 billion pounds of onions produced each year.
In the United States 370 semi-truck loads of onions
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