- 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.
- Early tales of leprechauns reported red clothing.
- There are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos.
- Miami installed the first ATM for inline skaters.
- More people are killed by hippopotamuses then by lions, elephants and water buffalos combined.
- The odds of being struck by lightning are 600,000 to 1.
- Camels are born without humps.
- There are more saunas than cars in Finland.
- In zero gravity, a candle's flame may appear circular and blue.
- Green tea has 50% more vitamin C than black tea.
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