10 World Records Horrible Facts

(1)The most expensive coffee in the world is made with coffee beans recovered from the faeces of the civet, a type of wild cat from Sumatra.  (2)Peter Dowdeswell of the UK ate a three-course meal in a record 45 seconds in 1999. He ate oxtail soup, mashed potatoes, baked beans and sausage, and then prune...

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10 Horrible Facts About Science

(1)Many tribes around the world have practised trepanning since the Stone Age. It involves drilling a hole in the skull, often with a stone,to ease headaches by letting out evil spirits. People frequently survived, as many skulls have been found with several such holes,some partially healed.  (2)Malaria is a deadly disease spread by mosquitoes. It is caused by a tiny parasite that lives inside a person’s blood cells. Malaria kills 1–3 million people a ye...

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10 Horrible Facts About History

(1)In France in the late 1600s, it was considered a great honour to talk to King Louis XIV while he was on the lavatory. (2) Biological warfare has been used since 600 BCE when the Greek city Cirrha was besieged by Solon. He poisoned the water supply with hellebore roots and stormed the city while the citizens had diarrh...

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10 Horrible Facts About Animals

(1) The pearl fish swims into a sea cucumber’s anus and lives inside it in the day time, coming out at night.The sea cucumber breathes through its anus, so can’t keep the fish out!  (2)There are more than 70,000 types of slug and snail in the world. Let’s hope they never hold a big party!&nb...

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10 Horrible Facts About Food

 (1)Bedouin wedding feasts sometimes include a roast camel, stuffed with a sheep, stuffed with chickens, stuffed with fish,stuffed with eggs. (2)In the 1800s, it was common to mix ground bones into flour to make it go further. (3)Henry V of England once held a Christmas fea at which the menu included carps’ tongues roasted dolphin and flowers set in jelly.&nbs...

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