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Fact about the prairie dog language
Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, short human in green shirt, coyote, deer, red-tailed hawk and many other creatures.

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Artic legend man talks to animals
There are arctic legends that speak of a time when man could understand and speak with whales. In fact, many legends worldwide speak of a time when people and animals understood each other.

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How to eat like a horse
A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.

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What are the shortest complete sentences in the English language.
"I am." and "I do." are the shortest complete sentences in the English language.

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English... what more can you say?
English is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, and diplomacy and also on the Internet.

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Fun fact about the bible
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.

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Where does the idiom "rule of thumb" come from?
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

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Why is a hershey's kiss a kiss?
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

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Why does Donald Trump say you're fired?
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."

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Why do people say "playing possum"
When possums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror.

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