- It took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa.
- Born in 1953, British mathematician Andrew Wiles is most famous for proving Fermat's Last Theorem.
- The average person sheds .7kg (1.5 pounds) of skin each year.
- The word 'uncopyrightable' is the is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating any letter.
- The cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws.
- Snakes can't blink.
- Cats are not able to taste anything that is sweet.
- In 1634, Tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.
- Snails take the longest naps with some lasting as long as three years.
- The grapefruit gets its name from the way it grows in clusters like grapes on a vine.
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