- The word denim comes from 'de Nimes' or from Nimes which is a town in France.
- In the U.S., there is an official rock, paper, scissors league.
- The average elephant produces 22kg (50 pounds) of dunn each day.
- There are more chickens than people.
- Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than air.
- Reindeer like bananas.
- The typewriter was invented in 1829.
- The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France.
- When baby polar bear cubs are born they cannot see or hear for their first month.
- Dark green lettuce leaves are more nutritious than lighter ones.
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