- There are 2 credit cards for every person in the US.
- The Olympic flag was designed in 1913.
- 13 people die every year from vending machines.
- It takes 1,100 watts to power a toaster.
- The 'you are here' arrow on maps is called an ideo locator.
- Born in 1882, Emmy Noether was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics, described by Einstein as the most important woman in the history of mathematics.
- Peanut butter can be converted into diamonds.
- An octopus has nine brains and three hearts.
- Dry ice transforms directly from being a solid to a gas.
- The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world.
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