Midas was given what by Apollo for judging Pan to be a better musician than him?
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26 December 2015
21 December 2015
Middle Ages
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In the Middle Ages, there was a job named, 'Groom of the King's Close Stool' given to one of his most trusted advisors. The groom wiped the King's bum.
In the Middle Ages, moss wrapped in a napkin was used as a sanitary towel.
In the Middle Ages, women were known to take extensive care of their skin washing their faces every day with urine because of its antiseptic qualities.
30 November 2015
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A garden snail would take 95 years to slide around the world. Garden snails move at a pace of ½" per second.
Polar bears can smell humans from 20 miles (32km) away.
A snail produces such a thick layer of slime that it could crawl over a razor blade without damaging itself.
Moles can dig 75' (22m) of tunnels in a day.
Each head of a rare two-headed snake can fight over food.
A Hamster is able to carry half its own body weight in food in its cheeks.
Using its antennae, a bee can locate an apple tree three miles (five km) away.
Bees cannot fly when it rains.
Net-casting spiders spin a web of thick silk which they use as a net to throw over their prey.
Polar bears can smell humans from 20 miles (32km) away.
A snail produces such a thick layer of slime that it could crawl over a razor blade without damaging itself.
Moles can dig 75' (22m) of tunnels in a day.
Each head of a rare two-headed snake can fight over food.
A Hamster is able to carry half its own body weight in food in its cheeks.
Using its antennae, a bee can locate an apple tree three miles (five km) away.
Bees cannot fly when it rains.
Net-casting spiders spin a web of thick silk which they use as a net to throw over their prey.
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