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Camel survival fact

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

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Can an ostrich see better than it can think?

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

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How do you apply eyeliner?

Your eyeliner should be a shade that compliments your natural eye color. To apply pull the outside corner of the eyelid outward to create a straight line to apply color. Always draw as close to eyelashes as possible.

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How are identical twins different?

One twin is always born healthier and bigger then the other because of the unbalanced distribution of nutrients during pregnancy. Some identical twins are actual mirror images of each other, e.g. one will be right-handed the other left or one is near sighted the other far sighted etc.

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Black, white or color?

Black and white are generally not labeled as colors. Black is the result of absence of color and white is all colors mixed together.

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How do we see in color?

The eye and nerves connected to the eye can visualize color by stimulation of colored cones within the retina from the different lightwave frequency that is projected by object.

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How many eye lenses do dragonflies have?

Dragonflies have as many as 30,000 lenses in each eye.

Reference: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/bugfun/trivia.htm

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