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Fun Fact 84: People used to say “prunes” when taking pictures. In the 1840s, it was considered childish to smile for pictures so it became popular for people to say “prunes” instead of “cheese” in order to keep their mouths taut.

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Fun Fact 83: Most wasabi paste isn’t real wasabi. If you’ve always thought that your store-bought wasabi tastes more like horseradish, you’re probably right. It’s often used as a substitute since real wasabi is expensive.

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Fun Fact 82: Supermarket apples can be a year old. Farmers often pick apples in the Autumn, cover them in wax, hot-air dry them, and then put them in cold storage. This keeps them edible and ready to sell for 6 to 12 months.

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Fun Fact 81: The first airplane flight was on December 17, 1903. Wilbur and Orville Wright took the first aeroplane on four short flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

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Fun Fact 80: Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins. Dolphins need to come up for air every 10 minutes, but by slowing their heart rate, sloths can actually hold their breath for 40 minutes!

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Fun Fact 79: We are more creative in the shower. Here’s one of the most useful weird fun facts! If you’ve ever felt like you think better in a warm shower, you’re probably right! The warm water increases the flow of dopamine and makes us more creative.

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Fun Fact 78: An 11-year-old accidentally invented ice pops. In 1905, young Frank Epperson left water and soda powder outside overnight with a wooden stirrer in the cup. When he discovered the mixture had frozen, the “Epsicle” was born.

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Fun Fact 77: A shrimp’s heart is in its head.