1. Pizarro was a Spanish explorer who led a group of men to conquer the Inca Empire in South America. He is both famous and infamous because, although he was successful in taking over the empire, he also treated the indigenous people very badly.

2. Walter Raleigh was the first person to bring potatoes from South America to Europe. He was honored with the title of Sir, but was later executed for treason.

3. The movie "Troy" is based on the story in the book "The Iliad", written by Homer.

4. The Earth was formed before the moon.

5. Bioluminescence, which is light produced by living things, can be found in deep sea creatures like some types of fish and jellyfish.

6. Tintin only visited India once in the comic book series.

7. In the Asterix comics, the song of a bard named Assurancetourix would make everyone run away in fear.

8. A type of fish called the coelacanth is called a living fossil because it has been around for a very long time.

9. There is no solid evidence of snakes swallowing people, but some evidence was found on the island of Fiji.

10. Ants are the only animals that can carry more than 300 times their own weight.

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