In the movie "Gandhi" 300,000 extras appeared in the funeral scene. Of the 300,000, approximately 100,000 received a small fee, and the other 200,000 did it for free.

There is a muppet named Kami that appears on the South African version of the T.V. show "Sesame Street" that is HIV-positive.

The most common rock on Earth is basalt.

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