Interesting Facts 105

  

    

      

    

  

      

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

      

Soldiers disease is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts.

      

The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, which is 176 verses.

      

There are bananas called “Red banana” that are maroon to dark purple when ripe.

      

The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre.

      

Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse.

      

Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine.

      

Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year.

      

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