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Once again, it’s time for the Snapple Cap Information Tutorial, aka SCIT.  We begin with this gem: Antarctica holds 90% of the world’s fresh water.  Cows do not have upper front teeth.  Most newborns will lose all the hair they are born with within the first six months of life.  Mangoes are the most consumed fruit in the world.  

China is large enough to cover about 5 separate time zones, but only has one national time zone since the Chinese Civil War in 1949.  The only bird who can see the color blue is the owl.  Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent and its outlying islands.  Galapagos turtles can take up to three weeks to digest a meal.  75% of the U.S.’s tart cherries came from Michigan.  

Emergency phone number in Europe is 112.  Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto.  Hens do not need a rooster to lay an egg.  Eau Claire, Michigan is known as “The Cherry Pit Spitting Capital of the World”.  Holland is the only country with a national dog, the Keeshond.  The Keeshond is affectionate, loyal and very energetic.  These breads are recognized as “smiling dogs”.  

The first typewriter was called the “literary piano”.  Make sure to eat a chocolate covered cherry on January 3rd.  It’s National Chocolate Covered Cherry day.  An average of 3 billion cups of tea are consumed daily, worldwide.  The  Capitol building in Washington, DC has 365 steps to represent every day of the year.  The only bird that can swim but not fly is the penguin.  And finally, the Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 sandal.  

Hope you enjoyed this edition of Snapple Facts.