Facts that sound false but are true — Page 27
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Food
Nutmeg can cause severe hallucinations if consumed in large amounts.
This spice contains myristicin, a compound that, in high doses, affects the central nervous system. Excessive…
History
Woolly mammoths were still alive when the Egyptian pyramids were being built.
While the Egyptians were erecting the great pyramids, a small isolated population of woolly mammoths survived on…
Animals
Hoatzin chicks are born with claws on their wings.
The hoatzin is a unique Amazonian bird whose chicks have functional claws on two of their wing digits. They use them…
