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Bats are the slowest reproducing mammals in the world for their size, and pregnancy is longer in bats than in other animals of their size. @googlefactss#mammals

The word "dude" originated in the 1800s as an insult to men overly concerned with the latest fashion trends. @googlefactss#funfact

Brain scans have found that we do not experience the world continuously but in rapid snapshots @googlefactss#brain

Mosquitoes have special receptors on their antennae that can detect the carbon dioxide that birds and mammals exhale. The CO2 acts as a trail that mosquitoes follow to find their prey. @googlefactss#insects

The historical figure who inspired the Santa Claus legend, Saint Nicholas, was born in Patara, Turkey, in the 3rd century A.D. @googlefactss#nowyouknow

The world’s largest bat is the giant golden-crowned flying fox, a rare fruit bat. It has a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m). @googlefactss#animals

Mercedes’ three-point star in its logo represents its mission to make transportation easier on land, on water, and in the air. @googlefactss#funfact#cars

The ampersand symbol is formed from the letters in et—the Latin word for "and." @googlefactss#funfact

The Scientology cross is a major symbol in the religion. It is similar to the Christian cross, but has an additional 4 diagonal rays between the horizontal and vertical arms. The eight points of the cross symbolize the 8 dynamics in Scientology: 1) The Self, 2) Creativity, sex, and procreation (family), 3) groups, 4) humankind, 5) all life forms, 6) physical universe, 7) spirituality, and 8) God, infinity, or the Supreme Being @googlefactss#religion

People didn’t always say “hello” when they answered the phone. When the first regular phone service was established in 1878, Alexander Graham Bell suggested answering the phone with “ahoy." @googlefactss#funfact

In January 2013 an erotic film was mistakenly aired for several minutes in the background during a national TV news report in Sweden. @googlefactss#bizarre

The oldest surviving carpet is the celebrated Pazyryk carpet, which is over 2,000 years old. It was found in the 1940s in a Scythian tomb in southern Siberia. @googlefactss#funfact