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20% of China's plants are used in medicine. A Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure. You have to eat 5kg (11lb) of potatoes to put on .5kg (1lb) of weight (a potato has no more calories than an apple). Over 5 million people in Brazil are employed in the coffee industry. There are only 3 sets of letters on a keyboard which are in alphabetical order (f g h, j k l, and o p). There are over 130 species of owl. All of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast. Frogs don't usually swallow water (they absorb most of the moisture they need through their skin). A dolphins top speed is 60kmh (37mph). The Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second. reload more facts