- The first taxi service began in New York in 1907.
- Australia was originally called New Holland.
- The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France.
- Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry' for his revolutionary ideas and influential textbook called 'Elements' that he wrote around the year 300 BC.
- Chimps can develop their own fashion trends.
- In 1900 the average life span in the US was 47.
- A jiffy is an actual time measurement equaling 1/100th of a second.
- Japanese people don't have middle names.
- Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe (75%).
- When you look at a bright sky and see white dots, you are looking at your blood. Those are white blood cells.
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