- A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus.
- The lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years.
- The average porcupine has 30,000 spikes.
- The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
- The longest word that can be typed using only our right hand is 'lollipop'.
- The number Pi (the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle) can't be expressed as a fraction, making it an irrational number. It never repeats and never ends when written as a decimal.
- The familiar smell of rain is called petrichor.
- The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
- 1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph).
- Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062).
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