- There are over 690 known species of bats.
- Pound cake got its name from the original recipe which called for a pound of butter.
- Ombrophobia is the fear of rain.
- Deers don't like hay.
- The Basenji is a dog that yodels instead of barking.
- The study of insects is called entomology.
- Cooking or freezing does not reduce the heat (spiciness) of a chile pepper.
- Scotland has 421 words for snow.
- Archimedes of Syracuse lived around the year 250 BC and played a large role in the history of geometry including a method for determining the volume of objects with irregular shapes.
- The average mature oak tree sheds over 700,000 leaves in Autumn.
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