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What is the only planet in our solar system that spins clockwise?

Venus.

How often does Pitbull say 'baby' in his single 'Fireball'?

24 times.

What was the longest recorded flight of a chicken?

13 seconds.

In 1740, what animal did a French judge find guilty of sorcery?

A cow.

How long is the tongue of a giraffe?

20 inches.

What is Somniloquy?

Sleeptalking.

The unicorn is the national animal of which country?

Scotland.

What is an anthomaniac?

Someone who is obsessed with flowers.

What do you call a group of toads?

A knot.

Cats are felines, what are ducks?

Anserines.

Where and what was the hottest ever recorded temperature on Earth?

July 1913 in Death Valley, CA - it hit 134ºF.

What is trepanning?

An ancient technique where a hole was cut in the skull to treat headaches or spirits.

What was an early way of making chocolate by the Mayans in Mexico?

Crushing cocoa beans into a paste and adding spices to create a drink.

What does it mean when a statue of a person on a horse has one front leg in the air?

One foot raised means death from battle injuries.

What's the morbid origin of the term 'rule of thumb'?

An old English law about wife beating. (It allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.)

What are the metal or plastic tips on shoelaces called?

Aglets.

In which year did the Titanic sink?

1912

Which siege engine means 'wild donkey'?

Onager.

What scientist studies beetles?

Coleopterist.

What shape has 19 sides?

Enneadecagon.

What is the name of the home of a hare?

Form.

What's unique about the toilet at the international space station?

It costs $19 million.

What's odd about the way a squid moves?

It swims backwards.

What was the first toy to be advertised on television?

Mr. Potato Head.

What's the world's deadliest mushroom known as?

Death cap.