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Australia
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A dense chocolate dessert square that sometimes includes walnuts
Brownie. Fun Fact: The largest brownie ever made weighed in at 3000 pounds and was served at the Hudson Valley Chocolate Festival in 2001. It included 850 pounds of sugar, 750 pounds of chocolate chips, 500 pounds of butter, 500 pounds of flour, and 3,500 eggs.
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The name of this animal is from 2 Greek words meaning "eight feet"
Octopus. An octopus has 3 hearts and blue blood. Two hearts pump blood to the gills, while a third circulates it to the rest of the body. Their blood is blue because it uses a copper-based protein to transport oxygen, which is more efficient in cold, low-oxygen water.
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Some versions of this children's party game comes with 14 "donkey tails"
Pin the tail on the donkey. The game's popularity led to numerous variations, including pinning the nose on the clown or the tail on different characters.
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The standard form of this language is based on the dialect of Lisbon
Portuguese. Lisbon is one of the world's oldest cities, predating Rome by centuries, built on seven hills, and famously rebuilt after a massive 1755 earthquake.
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These boxing marsupials are native to Australia
Kangaroos. They can reach speeds over 60 km/h and can use their muscular tails as a fifth limb when walking. They are unable to hop backward.
200
Take a break, these fingers of chocolate, covered wafers are Canada’s most popular bar
Kit Kat. Did you know during World War II, a shortage of milk forced the company to switch from milk chocolate to dark chocolate in its Kit Kat bars. To signify the change, the company changed the wrapper from red to blue and dropped “Chocolate Crisp” from its title
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This Arctic mammal uses its tusks as a weapon & to dig for clams & other shellfish
Walrus. They have throat pouches that can hold up to 13 gallons of air, allowing them to float vertically while sleeping.
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The 1990s Junior version of this game features ticket booths for amusement park rides instead of hotels
Monopoly. The original 1935 tokens were the top hat, thimble, iron, boot, battleship, and cannon.
200
Since ancient times, Japanese has been written with characters borrowed from this language
Chinese. Beyond paper and printing, China invented gunpowder, the compass, tea, and kites.
200
In the 1890s this was discovered in Western Australia; what a rush!
Gold. The 1890s Australian gold rush, centered in Western Australia, saw the state's population quadruple in a decade, transforming it from a quiet colony to a bustling hub.
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Hot cocoa is best served with mini these on top
Marshmallows. Marshmallows get their name from the mallow flower plant that grows in marshes. Its root was originally used to make them and even to soothe sore throats. Today, marshmallows no longer contain any part of the plant and are made from sugar, water, gelatin, and air.
300
Reaching a length of 20 cm (8 inches), it's the largest frog in Canada
Bullfrog. They can leap over 6 feet, roughly 10 times their body length, using their strong, webbed hind legs.
300
Originating in ancient India, players climb up ladders and slide down snakes to reach the finish
Snakes and ladders. It was originally created to teach children about the effects of good deeds versus bad deeds, with the ultimate goal of reaching salvation.
300
It’s the official language of Egypt
Arabic. Arabic has no capital letters, but each letter has four different forms depending on whether it’s isolated, beginning, middle, or end of a word.
300
This home to the world's largest coral reef is found in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland
Great Barrier Reef. It covers 344,400 square kilometers, which is bigger than the UK, Switzerland, and Holland combined, or roughly the size of Japan.
400
White chocolate is actually not chocolate, it is milk & sugar mixed with this, the fat of the cocoa bean
Cocoa butter. Did you know cocoa butter has a super high shelf life. It can last for 2 to 5 years without spoiling if stored properly.
400
With the thickest fur of any mammal, they use a stone to open shells as well as to dislodge abalones
Sea otter. Mother sea otters will wrap their pups in seaweed (kelp) to keep them from drifting away while the mother dives for food.
400
The funny bone is worth $400 in this surgical skill game where you're the doctor
Operation. Originally titled "Death Valley" early plans for the game had nothing to do with medicine; it was designed as a desert scene where players tried to extract water from holes
400
While there are many dialects, the official language of Austria
German. Due to their close relation, German and English share more than half of their vocabulary! In comparison, English and French share just 27% of their vocabulary.
400
Australia is home to the world’s largest feral herds of these one-humped “ships of the desert”
Camels. Camels store up to 80 pounds of fat in their humps, which they convert into energy and water when food is scarce, allowing them to go weeks without eating.
500
This African "coast" country is the world's No. 1 producer of cocoa.
Ivory Coast. The nation is home to over 60 different ethnic groups.
500
The 2 major groups of these marine mammals are toothed & baleen
Whales. Blue whales can reach 30 meters in length, weigh up to 180 tons and consume 4 tons of krill daily
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In a strike of genius, Canadian Tommy Ryan reduced this game from 10 to 5 pins
Bowling. The first 5-pin lanes were in his "Toronto Bowling Club," an exclusive establishment featuring potted palm trees, a string orchestra, and a piano.
500
Before 2009 Greenland had 2 official languages: Greenlandic & this
Danish. Danish actually has nine vowels, which is three more than English!
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Australia Day honours the establishment of the first permanent "this" on the continent
European Settlement. Celebrated annually on January 26, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and the raising of the Union Jack by Captain Arthur Phillip.