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703 - Snapple Fact Check 3: The Checkening
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1263: The only thing that can scratch a diamond is a diamond
https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/graphite-soft-diamond-structure-properties-hard-carbon-allotrope-tetrahedral-layers.html
https://interestingengineering.com/two-layered-graphene-becomes-harder-than-diamond-upon-impact
1375: There have been three Olympic games held in countries that no longer exist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games#List_of_Summer_Olympic_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games#List_of_Winter_Olympic_Game
270: Colors like red, yellow and orange make you hungry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1muwy1vQ5Q
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_psychology
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311006957
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383146/
677: a full grown tree produces enough oxygen to support a family of 4
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-much-oxygen-does-one-tree-produce-606785
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-many-trees-does-it-take-to-produce-oxygen-for-one-person/
679: A tiger’s night vision is six times better than a human’s
https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/animals/tiger-facts.aspx
https://futurism.com/uk-woman-extra-cone-cell-her-eyes-can-see-more-colors
744: Polar bears can smell a seal from 20 miles away
http://zooologist.com/how-far-can-a-polar-bear-smell-polar-bear-smell/
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/polar-bear
819: Children grow faster in Springtime
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/childs-growth.html
993: powerful earthquakes can make the earth spin faster
https://www.space.com/11115-japan-earthquake-shortened-earth-days.html
http://mpe.dimacs.rutgers.edu/2013/05/04/why-do-earthquakes-change-the-speed-of-rotation-of-the-earth/
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110316-japan-earthquake-shortened-days-earth-axis-spin-nasa-science/
502 - Snapple Fact Check 2: Camelflage
Venus fly trap can eat a whole cheeseburger (880)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_flytrap#Carnivory
http://www.vitaminsestore.com/venus-fly-trap-benefits-side-effects-reviews-and-dosage/
https://txtriffidranch.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/absolute-surefire-steps-to-kill-your-venus-flytrap-step-6/
Average human dream lasts only 2 to 3 seconds (830)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmRGNunPj3c
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream#The_neurobiology_of_dreaming
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19794431
https://www.quora.com/How-long-do-dreams-last
https://sleep.org/articles/how-often-dreams/
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows (85)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3668700/Solved-Why-Mona-Lisa-doesnt-have-eyebrows.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isleworth_Mona_Lisa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
Lifespan of a tastebud is 10 days (62)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_bud
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16843606
Thomas Jefferson invented the coat hanger (868)
https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/clothes-rack
https://www.henkerman.com.au/blogs/blog/history-of-the-clothes-hanger
Wild camels roamed Arizona’s deserts (848)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/whatever-happened-wild-camels-american-west-180956176/
https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/states/arizona/2011-02-15-1042942857_x.htm
403 - Snapple Fact Check!
Fact #14: "Camel’s milk does not curdle"
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/exploring-the-dromedairy-camels-and-their-milk/
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0755e/t0755e00.htm#TopOfPage
Fact #27: "A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber"
https://sciencenotes.org/why-a-glass-ball-bounces-higher-than-a-rubber-ball/
Fact #46: "Elephants are the only mammals that can’t jump"
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/sifter/elephants-can-t-jump-and-here-s-why
https://www.livescience.com/54606-why-elephants-cannot-jump.html
Fact #57: "You blink over 10 million times in a year"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/30/why-do-we-blink-so-much-mental-rest_n_2377720.html
Fact #77: "No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times"
Fact #86: "Until the 19th century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia"
http://www.charm.ru/coins/misc/teamoney.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_brick#Use_as_currency
Fact #98: "When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh less"
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-we-weigh-less-when-the-moon-is-directly-overhead
Fact #237: "The number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, plus 37, will give you the current air temperature"
https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/cricket.html
http://www.snopes.com/science/cricket.asp
Fact #123: "Beavers were once the size of bears"
Fact #250: Mongolians invented Lemonade around 1299 A.D.
http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/display.php/id/95/
Pink lemonade: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unusual-origins-pink-lemonade-180960145/
Fact #270: "Colors like red, yellow, and orange make you hungry"
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311006957
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-fast-food-signs-red-2015-9