- The most fatal car accidents occur on Saturdays.
- You can smell a skunk 1.6km (1 mile) away.
- Here is Pi written to 100 decimal places:
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751
058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679.
- It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC, such as equations to approximate the area of circles.
- A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.
- Police dogs are trained to respond to commands in foreign languages (usually German or Hungarian).
- The croissant was invented in Austria.
- About 1/3 of your taste buds are numbed while flying.
- 93% of households in Denmark consume wine (the highest % in the world with France second with 85% of households).
- Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport in the early 1900s.
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