- A tsunami can travel as fast as a jet plane.
- The dollar was established as the official currency of the US in 1785.
- The human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels.
- Moisture (not air) causes super glue to dry.
- Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January.
- Hilton was the first international hotel chain.
- It is not possible to tickle yourself.
- Artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones every year since 1991.
- Born in 1882, Emmy Noether was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics, described by Einstein as the most important woman in the history of mathematics.
- Deers don't like hay.
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