- A chameleons tongue is twice the length of its body.
- Dirty snow melts quicker than clean snow.
- In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.
- A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber of the same size.
- The typewriter was invented in 1829.
- The 'you are here' arrow on maps is called an ideo locator.
- Polar bears are strictly carnivores.
- All insects have 6 legs.
- Born in 1777, German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss contributed brilliant work in geometry, statistics, number theories, algebra and much more.
- Britain was the first country to use postage stamps.
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