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Trivia & Amazing Facts - The winning term "checkmate" comes from the Arabic phrase shah mat, meaning the king is dead
- Grasshoppers have white blood
- Each day in the US, animal shelters are forced to destroy 30,000 dogs and cats
- The Jewish New Year is celebrated with apples dipped in honey
- A group of cats is called a clowder; a group of kittens is called a kendle
