In Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He did this more than 100 years before either moon was discovered.

The name of all continents in the world end with the same letter that they start with.

Sailors once thought wearing gold earrings improved eyesight.

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