- A fly's reaction time is 30 milliseconds.
- The Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense.
- You can't trademark surnames.
- There are over 1,600 known species of starfishes.
- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous).
- The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.
- Humans can encourage precipitation with cloud seeding.
- 2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end with a 2 or a 5.
- The first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950.
- The Bee Hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
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