A drop of toothpaste on your brush is called a nurdle. Sounds unusual, doesn't it? And the space between the eyebrows is the glabella. However, none of these names come close to the mind-blowing place name from New Zealand...
1. The longest place name, consisting of 85 letters, belongs to a hill in New Zealand: 
Taumatafakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakakapikimaungahoronukupokaifenuakitanatahu. The Maori translation of this word is: "The top of the hill where Tamatea, the man with the big knees who rolled, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as the earth eater, played his flute for his beloved."
2. Dragonflies have legs, but they cannot walk. This is the only insect that can fly backwards 
The only bird with this skill is the hummingbird.
3. A drop of toothpaste is called a nurdle. 
4. The octopus has three hearts and nine brains 
One central, and one in each tentacle.
5. The area in the center of the forehead between the eyebrows is called glabella 
6. In the US, the death penalty is more expensive than life imprisonment 
This is largely due to the long sentencing process.
7. People with congenital blindness are not at risk of schizophrenia. 
8. A tongue print is as unique as a fingerprint. 
9. The opossum is the only marsupial found in North America 
10. Third party candidates never win US presidential elections. 
Either a Democrat or a Republican can win. Others simply won't have enough electoral votes from their states.
11. It is an amazing coincidence that from Earth the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size 
12. You probably don’t even remember the last time you recorded on CD-R. And on floppy disks... 
13. Pineapples do not grow on trees, they are herbaceous plants. 
14. The brain of koalas in relation to their body is very small and almost smooth. 
And these animals also suffer from chlamydia.
15. Honey does not spoil 
16. Poor oral hygiene can lead to serious health problems. 
Bacteria from the mouth can spread throughout the body.
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