- Herpetophobia is the fear of reptiles.
- Each year, the Moon moves away from Earth by about four centimeters.
- 44% of people have broken a bone.
- The numerical digits we use today such as 1, 2 and 3 are based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed over 1000 years ago.
- Most spiders have transparent blood.
- When grazing or resting, cows tend to align their bodies with the magnetic north and south poles.
- Coffee is grown commercially in over 45 countries around the world.
- Toe wrestling is a competitive sport.
- Birds can sleep with one eye open.
- Archimedes of Syracuse lived around the year 250 BC and played a large role in the history of geometry including a method for determining the volume of objects with irregular shapes.
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