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We make personalized books packed full of curious facts about the year and day someone was born. In that fashion, we love learning curious facts about the world and the people/animals that live (and have lived) in it.

Scroll through 39 of the best facts we've found. Follow our Facebook page to learn more!

Editor’s note: One incorrect fact was removed from the list and two were clarified with additional information.

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Jonathon Smith
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They benefit from high altitude, a culture which values good runners and an unusually high percentage of their muscle mass is posture muscle (endurance) rather than twitch (strength). Funnily on the west coast of Africa (the ultimate origin of many Jamaicans) the twitch/posture ratio is reversed, which makes for very good sprinters and other sports requiring explosive power.

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Daria B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IQ tests are flawed, though. They only adapt to one type of affinities. They're inventing various kinds of IQ tests and IQ groups because of that. And exploring various kinds of ways to measure intelligence.

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Kaisu
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When Jesus was alive, the Stonehenge was already a ruin. It's sometimes hard to grasp where everything is in relation to each other on the historical timeline

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Daria B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. Make it last 7 years - friendship never eeeeeehends" ♬♪

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Felix Feline
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Australia's diameter is 600km wider than the moon's. The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia's diameter from east to west is almost 4000km.

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Falcon
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A good stance, but difficult to execute due to pressure from the school and classmates, I would assume.

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Kaisu
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Older people should take like Internet safety classes to prevent this from happening.

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Lenka Smetanová
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once saw a document about sloths. One of them fell in the water, where an aligator was. But He manage to swim away *mindblow*!!!!

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Podunkus
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her great line on SNL: “If I ever wanted get in touch with old friends, I’d have to use a Ouija board.”

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Kaisu
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Finland we used to watch a Disney cartoon on Christmas Eve too! At least when I was a kid, don't know about kids today

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Podunkus
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now there’s a fine title for an Irish ballad...

Anna Repp
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

♫ There are no moles in Ireland, there are no snakes in Ireland... They have good beer in Ireland - Let's all now drink to Ireland! ♫♫

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Nomadus Aureus
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get why they'd chase the snekks off, but which saint had a beef with moles?

Stille20
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL! This is the best comment I've read today. I'm picturing Saint Patrick's younger, less successful sibling gathering up a sack of moles.

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Lauren Caswell
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or new zealand. Isolated places get random introductions historically from ships, and I can't imagine a mole wanting to be in a ship. Obviously all UK is islands and they are in England etc, just saying :)

Ellis
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Must be due to all that stomping on the ground when Riverdancing. Finally found a good solution to chase out moles!

Zelda Blue
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that because they used to run their little heads into potatoes and died off. ha ha

Blue Cicada
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The large island of Great Britain was once connected to mainland Europe, as recently as 7,000 years ago. Ireland has been isolated a much longer time.

Matt
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are no moles in Ireland The British took them all Drink a beer for st paddy And move to Donegal

Emma Burns
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But the idiots at B&Q had Mole scarers on the shelves for 6 months before someone pointed this out

HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandad spent his life battling moles, he loved his lawn and they would ruin it. He would wait with a spade like a real life game of whack a mole, i didn't agree with his ways but old men love their gardens.

Mary Rose Kent
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While in Golden Gate Park, I once saw a Great Blue Heron snag a mole tail as it was tunneling into its hole, toss it into the air, and then swallow it whole. The GGPark groundskeepers love GBHs.

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Kanga9ine
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No snakes. No moles. Just tiny men in weird green suits making shoes and hoarding pots of gold showing up every time it rains.

Alexander Brior
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5 years ago

Looks like they have to be careful about hitting the reset button.

Paul Dixon
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And yet DIY stores still keep selling mole repellents in Ireland. Lol.

Alia G.
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For some reason I read this as there are no noises in Ireland. I had to reread it twice

Frank Hadzàlic
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🎶 No moles in Ireland be, like the snakes got kicked into the sea! 🎶

Geoffrey Holland
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sure plenty of Irish people have ugly growths that are called moles. Be more freaking specific!

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Podunkus
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well that may be, plus cacao’s theobromine (an alkaloid similar to caffeine), but who the hell drinks three cups of pure dark chocolate a day anyway?

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Daria B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's still celebrated in Croatia and kids get sweets on his day. They also get presents for Christmas too.

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Jesper Rasmussen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If Prince the artist had been made a prince in a tribe, would his title then be “Prince Prince”?

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