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The microwave was invented when a scientist noticed a melted chocolate bar after working with
radio waves.
Europeans had been enjoying drinking chocolate for hundreds of years before the chocolate bar was
invented in 1842.
School
Chinese students do the most homework in the world - 14 hours per week.
A school in India has over 32,000 students.
In the Netherlands children start school at the age of 4 regardless of the time of year.
Most Japanese schools do not have janitors - the children clean them.
Mussolini was expelled from school for stabbing a classmate.
In Armenia chess is part of the school curriculum.
Up until recently there were some schools in China that were sponsored by cigarette companies and
that featured cigarette ads in the playground.
John Lennon began writing nonsensical songs when he learnt that the English teachers in his old
school were analysing his lyrics in class.
Sugar
Sugar was once considered a spice.
It was used as medicine for centuries.
European royalty would make huge sculptures out of sugar.
Eating sugar can cause wrinkles.
Sugar can be used as a food preservative.
Dogs love sugar but cats dislike it.
Sugar can be used as fuel for cars.
Overconsumption of sugar has been linked to lower cognitive performance.
Cats
Black cats were considered good luck by sailors.
Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
A cat ran for mayor of Mexico City in 2013.
The world’s richest cat is worth $13million.
Cats were first domesticated about 6000 years ago.
Killing cats was a crime in ancient Egypt.
Isaac Newton invented the cat door.
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