- The average bank teller loses $250 every year.
- The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France.
- Dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct.
- Hummingbirds can't walk.
- One is the only number with letters in reverse alphabetical order.
- Sir Isaac Newton was 23 when he discovered the law of gravity.
- The fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots).
- A blue whale's heart beats just twice a minute when it dives.
- Early tales of leprechauns reported red clothing.
- New York's Central Park was opened in 1876.
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