Soluzione del esercizio 5 di Performer B2 - Student's Book

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• The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.
• A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
• Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.
• The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
• Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
• A single bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
• The world's largest mushroom, Armillaria ostoyae, covers over 3.4 square miles (8.8 square kilometers) in Oregon's Malheur National Forest.
• The average person produces about 25,000 quarts (23,658 liters) of saliva in their lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.
• Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
• The shortest recorded human pregnancy lasted only 22 weeks.