26Karl Marx
Karl Marx wasn't aware of advances being made in differential calculus and developed the concepts himself while writing his mathematical manuscripts.
27. Although they live in a climate inhospitable to crop development, the Inuit do not suffer from Vitamin C deficiency (scurvy) due to their diet of frozen and raw fish and mammal organs. By not cooking the food, vitamin C is not broken down and can be absorbed by the human body.
28. In 1988, the final history exams for more than 53 million Soviet school children were canceled because much of the history they had been taught were lies.
29. MLB umpires are required by rule to wear only black underwear in the event that they split their pants.
30. If woodpeckers are hungry enough they will peck into the backs of other birds heads and eat their brains.
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31Emirates A380
Paint typically adds around 600 to 1,200 pounds (273 kg – 544 kg) to the weight of a plane and the seven coats of paint used on the Emirates A380 added roughly 2,425 pounds (1,100kg) to its weight.
