Beluga whales which are also called "white whales" are not born white. They are born grey in color, and by the age of six become completely white.

The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy.

Japanese and Chinese people die on the fourth of the month more often than any other dates. The reason may be that they are "scared to death" by the number four. The words four and death sound alike in both Chinese and Japanese.

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