| WEIRD ANIMAL FACTS | POISIONOUS PLANTS | MOUNTAIN RANGES | 80s AND 90s HITS | SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS |
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What is an ant?
This tiny insect can lift more than 50 times its body weight thanks to its powerful mandibles and cooperative colony structure.
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What are daffodils?
Often found in gardens, every part of this spring flower—especially the bulbs—is toxic to dogs and cats.
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What are the Rockies (Rocky Mountains)?
This long North American range runs from Canada through the western United States and includes peaks like Mount Rainier and Mount Whitney.
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Who are the Spice Girls?
This girl group released the 1996 hit “Wannabe,” launching their international fame.
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Who is Michael Phelps?
This American swimmer won a record 23 Olympic gold medals.
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What is an ostrich?
This flightless bird has eyes bigger than its brain and can kill a lion with a single kick.
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What is poinsettia?
This holiday plant with white sap can irritate skin and is toxic to pets, despite its festive reputation.
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What are the Himalayas?
This Asian mountain range separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau and contains K2.
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What is Purple Rain?
This 1984 song by Prince was a worldwide hit and also the title of a film he starred in.
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What is Brazil?
In soccer, this country has won the most FIFA World Cups.
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What is an octopus?
This marine creature has three hearts and blue blood, thanks to a copper-based oxygen carrier.
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What is belladonna?
Also called “deadly nightshade,” this plant contains atropine and has historically been used as both a cosmetic and a poison.
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What are the Alps?
This European mountain range forms a border between France and Italy and includes Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest peak.
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Who is The Police?
This British band sang “Every Breath You Take” in 1983.
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Who is Michael Jordan?
This U.S. basketball player is known as “His Airness” and played the majority of his career with the Chicago Bulls.
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What is a hippopotamus?
This mammal’s milk is bright pink because of high levels of carotenoids—no, it’s not flamingos; it's this semiaquatic cousin of cows.
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What is oleander?
This beautiful garden shrub contains cardiac glycosides; even a few leaves can be lethal if ingested.
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What are the Andes?
This South American range runs along the western edge of the continent and contains Aconcagua, the tallest peak outside of Asia.
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What is Losing My Religion?
This 1991 hit by R.E.M. starts with the lyric “Oh, life is bigger / It’s bigger than you…”
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Who is Roger Federer?
In tennis, this Swiss player is nicknamed “Fed Express” and has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
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What is a sperm whale?
This animal can hold its breath for up to 90 minutes because it slows its heart rate to almost nothing while diving.
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What is monkshood (or aconite)?
Often used in fantasy as a magical poison, this tall purple plant causes heart arrhythmias and comes from the same family as foxglove.
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What are the Appalachians?
This mountain range runs along the eastern United States, is older and lower than the Rockies, and includes the Great Smoky Mountains.
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What is I Will Always Love You?
This 1992 hit by Whitney Houston became one of the best-selling singles of all time and was featured in The Bodyguard.
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What are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
This NFL team has the most Super Bowl wins.
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