- New York was once called New Amsterdam.
- The average person spends two weeks of their life waiting at traffic lights.
- The average dog can understand over 150 words.
- The fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots).
- India is home to over 200 million cows.
- In a deck of cards the king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
- A shrimp's heart is in its head.
- Finland has the largest number of islands in the world (over 179,550).
- All the people on Earth could fit into a 1 km cube.
- Reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube.
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