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Answer these True or False statements and improve your general knowledge! Unusual news, culture, facts, society, animals, history, records, inventions, anecdotes, science, but is it True or False?

 

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1
With a population of just over 40 million, Spain welcomes an average of 50 million tourists a year.

With a population of just over 40 million, Spain welcomes an average of 50 million tourists a year.

2
The world record for the high jump ( 2, 45 meters ) belongs to athlete Nicolas Satimayor.

The world record for the high jump ( 2, 45 meters ) belongs to athlete Nicolas Satimayor.

3
The cloning of human embryos is permitted in Great Britain, but only for therapeutic purposes.

The cloning of human embryos is permitted in Great Britain, but only for therapeutic purposes.

4
The first pair of spectacles was invented in 1708 by a German engineer, Bartholomaus Zwaidron.

The first pair of spectacles was invented in 1708 by a German engineer, Bartholomaus Zwaidron.

5
The roller coaster is so called because its inventor, the Russian Krauposki, was standing on a mountain when the idea crossed his mind to ride the slope at full speed.

The roller coaster is so called because its inventor, the Russian Krauposki, was standing on a mountain when the idea crossed his mind to ride the slope at full speed.

6
The toad is the male of the frog.

The toad is the male of the frog.

7
The can opener was invented by Ezra Warner in 1858.

The can opener was invented by Ezra Warner in 1858.

8
The biggest flood in Paris, the capital of France, took place in 1910: the Seine rose to an impressive 9.62 meters.

The biggest flood in Paris, the capital of France, took place in 1910: the Seine rose to an impressive 9.62 meters.

9
Amathophobia, chaetophobia, lallophobia, triskaidecaphobia, macrophobia, sophophobia or tapinophobia are strange phobias that really exist.

Amathophobia, chaetophobia, lallophobia, triskaidecaphobia, macrophobia, sophophobia or tapinophobia are strange phobias that really exist.

10
To say the French expression 'poser un lapin', the Flemish literally say 'envoyer un chat'.

To say the French expression 'poser un lapin', the Flemish literally say 'envoyer un chat'.

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