- October the 10th is national metric day.
- Indonesia is made up of more than 17,000 islands.
- The word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel.
- Women blink twice as much as men.
- A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
- A species of moth has the best hearing in the world.
- Women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944.
- The world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
- A caterpillar has more muscles than a human.
- The 'you are here' arrow on maps is called an ideo locator.
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