Facts Compilation- Answers The Questions You Never Had.

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Let's catch some fresh air, - How about , no!

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Agoraphobia! Yes people suffering from agoraphobia are petrified of large open spaces and want to get back inside a small familiar place.

How did the ancients mourn?


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The Roman would let their beard grow while the Greeks would shave them off.

Termites imprison the King and the Queen.

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The termites, hold their king and queen prisoner. In most termite colonies, there are three classes of insects. The worker class has the most individuals I'm a colony. These termites do all the work. The soldier termites have only one job to protect the colony from attack. These soldiers are otherwise completely helpless and most be fed and cleaned by the workers. The third is the royal class. The perfectly developed male and female who become the king and queen of the colony. And are imprisoned.

Candy to paper? What's the story behind confetti?

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Confetti did not begin as bits of colored paper at all. Hundreds of years ago, the celebration of carnival days in Italy have merry maker's an excuse for boisterous revelry. Included in these celebrations was the custom of flinging coins and pieces of candy at each other. This type of candy is called confetti in Italian. At one point in history a store keeper decided that he could make more of a profit by selling imitation candies cut out of colored cardboard. His idea became a huge success. Down through the years the candy shapes cardboard became the small square bits of colored paper we use today.

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