- The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
- Money is the number one thing that couples argue about.
- A cat can keep purring while inhaling and exhaling.
- A human being could swim through the blood vessels of a blue whale.
- The human body creates 2,500,000 new red blood cells every second.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- The ice cream cone was introduced in 1904.
- It takes 1,100 watts to power a toaster.
- The most valuable nutrients of a potato are its skin.
- It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
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