The tridacna clam can grow up to four feet long and weigh up to 500 pounds.

During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.

The word vaccine comes from the Latin word "vacca," which means cow. This name was chosen beacause the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy.

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