Last night I received a text message on the subject of “World Superb General Knowledge”. I found it very interesting and went ahead to find the authenticity whether its true or not. I was able to find only a few of them to be true, while other things were not authentic (or atleast I didn’t find any source of it)

Snakes can live as long as 22 months without eating anything

I knew that Snakes can live for months without eating anything but found it very intriguing that one of the breeds ie. Ball Python, is believed to live for more than 22 months without eating anything.

It rains the whole year in Singapore

Singapore has no distinctive seasons (wet or dry) because it rains all 12 months. The only difference is the humidity and temperature.

Falcon can fly at the top speed of 200mph

Falcons are the fastest flying birds in the world and Peregrine Falcon tops with the highest speed of 200mph which is 322kph.

Kidney cleans out 500 gallons of blood each day

Kidney plays a very important part in a human body and a normal person’s Kidney cleans out 400-500 gallons of blood every day. WOW! That’s a heck of a job!

These were the only ones which I found to be true. Below are some more which I have no idea whether its true or not. Here they are:
- In Japan they teach students to write with both hands
- Rabbit never closes its eyes
- You cannot see pure diamond in water. It disappears

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