- Most spiders have transparent blood.
- Camels can drink 94 litres (25 gallons) of water in less than 3 minutes.
- Oak trees don't produce acorns until they are 50 years old.
- Helminthophobia is the fear of worms.
- Strawberries are actually members of the rose family.
- That in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion).
- Pinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'.
- The 50-star flag was designed for a high school class assignment.
- Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962.
- A duck has three eyelids.
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